my experience with film impact transitions

Chickering and Schlossberg ( 1995) describe transition as a three-stage process of “moving in, moving through and moving out” and identified four major sets of factors that influence a person's ability to cope with a transition: situation, self, support and strategies, which are also known as the 4 S's. Transition has been defined as “any event or nonevent that results in changed relationships, routines, assumptions and roles” (Goodman, Schlossberg, & Anderson, 2006). Increased collaboration and consistency from statutory services is required in addition to providing emotional support to parents and facilitating parent support networks. Parents experienced many difficulties and uncertainty related to their role, their son/daughter's independence, navigating services for their son/daughter and accessing support for themselves. Three superordinate themes were generated from the data: (a) Transition: The Good, the Bad and Unknown (b) Striving for Independence and (c) Supporting the Supporters. Half of the sample also had a diagnosis of autism. The study used interpretive phenomenological analysis to explore the lived experiences of ten parents who had a son or daughter (aged 18–25 years) with an intellectual disability.

However, there has been little research in the UK regarding the experiences of parents who have son or daughter with an intellectual disability transitioning to adulthood.

Transition to adulthood is an important time for young people and may be a particularly challenging time for people with intellectual disabilities. Writing better plans with every person with an intellectual disability. Setting up support groups for parents to talk together and learn from each other.

Services and staff can help by: Working together in a better way to help parents.

Getting more help and talking to other parents. Parents found it hard sometimes helping their son or daughter to be more independent.

Things that mattered the most to parents: Many parents were confused about what to do when their son or daughter became eighteen years old.

They were asked questions about being in their family, helping their son or daughter, and support services for people with an intellectual disability and their parents. We wanted to find out what it is like for parents who have a son or daughter with an intellectual disability.

Becoming an adult can be a difficult time.

My experience with film impact transitions