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An understanding of the nature of intellectual disability is essential for health care professionals, who are required to support equal access to their services for all disabled people.

 

Lifestages

Life stages create changing demands and roles over time. The developmental transitions and related service responses, from infancy to childhood to adolescence, adulthood, middle age and old age are associated with personal and family adaptations, shifting responsibilities and challenges.

Parents have consistently questioned the lack of opportunities to assist them in helping their daughters and sons with intellectual disabilities to set and reach life goals.

A number of articles are being prepared for this section. Please let us know if there are new topics that you would like us to include.

People with Down's Syndrome at all ages
Bereavement
Elderly carers
Ageing and Down's Syndrome
Parents with Intellectual Disabilities
Transition for children with Intellectual Disabilities
When My Dad Died: A Relative's Perspective


 

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