Abstract
In the 10 years since it was claimed that death and dying were perhaps too emotive and certainly too incongruous for intellectual disability researchers (Todd 2002), there has been a small but growing international interest in this field of study. This changing attitude towards death and dying within intellectual disability has been marked by two key events. Firstly, a changed view on what counts as a 'significant death'. Secondly, there has been an acceptance that the deaths and periods of dying people with intellectual disability present important personal, academic and professional challenges.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 183-185 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Jan 2013 |