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dc.contributor.authorCooper, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorBalandin, Susan
dc.contributor.authorTrembath, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:12:16Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:12:16Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2014-04-22T05:21:18Z
dc.identifier.issn0743-4618
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/07434610903036785
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/58759
dc.description.abstractYoung adults with cerebral palsy who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems may be at increased risk of loneliness due to the additional challenges they experience with communication. Six young adults, aged 24-30 years, who used AAC and had cerebral palsy, participated in in-depth interviews to explore their experiences of loneliness as they made the transition into adulthood. A total of five major themes in the data were identified using the constant comparative method of analysis. Three of these themes were discussed by all participants: (a) Support Networks, (b) AAC System Use, and (c) Technology. The authors concluded that these three themes were most important in understanding the experiences of loneliness of the young adults with cerebral palsy who participated in this study.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInforma Healthcare
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom154
dc.relation.ispartofpageto164
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAugmentative and Alternative Communication
dc.relation.ispartofvolume25
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommunication and media studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4701
dc.titleThe Loneliness Experiences of Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy who use Alternative and Augmentative Communication
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorTrembath, David


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