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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809220503321

Titolo

Learning disability [[electronic resource] ] : a life cycle approach / / edited by Gordon Grant ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-283-33800-9

9786613338006

0-335-23844-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (537 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrantGordon <1946->

Disciplina

362.380941

Soggetti

Learning disabled - Services for - Great Britain

Learning disabled - Great Britain - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; About the editors; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: why the life cycle?; Part One - The construction of learning disability; Part Two - Childhood and early parenting; Part Three - Adolescence and transitions to adulthood; Part Four - Adult identities and community inclusion; Part Five - Ageing and end-of-life issues; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

With its spread of chapters covering key issues across the life cycle this text has established itself as the foundational primer for those studying the lived experiences of people with learning disabilities and their families, and outcomes achieved through services and support systems.