Sexual and gender identity development in young people with learning disabilities during the translation to adulthood

Aim: During the transition into adulthood, emerging adulthood is characterised by continuous identity negotiations. However, for young people with learning disabilities (LD) the LD identity may overshadow the development of other important identities (Burns, 1993; 2000). The effect of the LD identit...

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Main Author: Wilkinson, Verity Jane
Published: Royal Holloway, University of London 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.604554