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Puerto Rican families caring for an adult with mental retardation: The role of familism

Puerto Rican families caring for an adult with mental retardation: The role of familism. Magaña, S. (1999). American Journal on Mental Retardation, 104, 466-482.http://www.aaiddjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1352/0895-8017%281999%29104%3C0466%3APRFCFA%3E2.0.CO%3B2

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Aging With Intellectual Disabilities and Later-Life Family Caregiving

Aging With Intellectual Disabilities and Later-Life Family Caregiving (1998). Heller, T., In Edelstein, C.A. (Ed.), Comprehensive Clinical Psychology Volume 7, Clinical Geropsychology. Oxford: Pergamon/Elsevier. Dr. Heller examines later-life caregiving for adults with intellectual disabilities from a life-course perspective that takes into account the social trends and service patters that affect these families. It discusses demographic

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Aftermath of Parental Death: Changes in the Content and Quality of Life

Aftermath of Parental Death: Changes in the Content and Quality of Life (1997). Gordon, R.M., Seltzer, M.M., & Krauss, M. W. In Robert Schalock (Ed.), Quality of Life: Its Application to Persons with Disability. Washington, DC: AAMR. ISBN: 0-940898-41-1 COST PER UNIT: $19.95 Order directly from the American Association on Mental Retardation at  www.aamr.org or 1-301-604-1340

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