title: Parent Involvement in Meaningful Post-School Experiences for Young Adults With IDD and Pervasive Support Needs.
abstract: Despite initiatives supporting young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to engage in post-secondary education and integrated employment, those with more intensive support needs are not as easily involved in these post-school experiences. In an effort to learn from positive examples, we examined parent involvement in meaningful post-school experiences by eight young adults with IDD and pervasive support needs. Secondary analysis of data from a prior interview study yielded this smaller sample of eight young adults with meaningful post-school experiences. Their parents were actively involved as fierce advocates and creative problem solvers. The active involvement of parents included: a) attitudinal facilitators, b) advocacy efforts and perceptions, and c) strategic actions. Implications for future research and practice are described.
authors: Zachary Rossetti, Donna Lehr, Dana Pelerin, and Shuoxi Huang, Boston University; Leslie Lederer, Kentucky Protection and Advocacy.
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authors: Rossetti
authors: Zachary Rossetti, Donna Lehr, Dana Pelerin, and Shuoxi Huang, Boston University; Leslie Lederer, Kentucky Protection and Advocacy.
authors: Donna
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authors: Lehr
authors: Zachary Rossetti, Donna Lehr, Dana Pelerin, and Shuoxi Huang, Boston University; Leslie Lederer, Kentucky Protection and Advocacy.
authors: Dana
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authors: Pelerin
authors: Zachary Rossetti, Donna Lehr, Dana Pelerin, and Shuoxi Huang, Boston University; Leslie Lederer, Kentucky Protection and Advocacy.
authors: Shuoxi
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authors: Huang
authors: Zachary Rossetti, Donna Lehr, Dana Pelerin, and Shuoxi Huang, Boston University; Leslie Lederer, Kentucky Protection and Advocacy.
authors: Leslie
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authors: Lederer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: intellectual and developmental disabilities; parent involvement; pervasive support needs; post-school outcomes