Aging & Developmental Disabilities
- Principal Investigators
- Purpose of the Study
- Acknowledgements
- Family Reports
- Journal Articles
- Book Chapters
Principal Investigators:
Marsha R. Mailick, Ph.D.
Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Jan S. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Purpose of the Study
The overall purpose of the research was to investigate the factors contributing to residential transitions for adults with mental retardation, the consequences of such decisions for families, and changes in the well-being of adults with retardation who continue to live at home as compared to those who have moved to a different residential setting.
Acknowledgements
- The National Institute on Aging (R01 AG08768)
- The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
- The Retirement Research Foundation (87-130)
- The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (12-225)
- The Andrus Foundation of the AARP
Family Reports
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- Unanticipated Lives (2007) An Update On New Study Findings
Download Full Text PDF - Unanticipated Lives (2000) Aging Families of Adults with Mental Retardation: The Impact of Lifelong Caregiving
Download Full Text PDF - Summary of Year 1 Findings (1989)
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- A Book of Quotes from Families (1992)
Download Full Text PDF - Siblings Speak Out (1993)
Download Full Text PDF - A Book of Quotes from Fathers (1995)
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