Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities - Claire Lavin & Kenneth Doka

Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities

By Claire Lavin & Kenneth Doka

  • Release Date: 2020-11-25
  • Genre: Psychology

Description

Assesses the needs and lives of the first generation of people with developmental disabilities who have survived into later life. Describes the challenges facing practitioners in gerontology and developmental disabilities to modify programs designed for mid-life adults, and notes that senior services will need to incorporate the needs of the new po