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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grant, Gordon, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning disabled--Services for--Great Britain.

Learning disabled.

Learning disabled--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (537 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-33800-9

9786613338006

0-335-23844-0

OCLC:

751963517