Forgotten Generation: The Status and Challenges of Adults With Mild Cognitive Limitations - Softcover

What happens when men and women with mild cognitive limitations - perhaps having received special education in school - are expected to manage in adulthood with few or no specialized supports? What happens when 'The Six-Hour Retarded Child' grows up? Revisiting the important ground covered in the report published over 25 years ago by the President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR), this much-needed new book examines what life is like for adults with mild cognitive limitations. The authors explore the challenges this population faces in every aspect of life, including housing, community living, citizenship, civil and legal rights, employment, health, family, and emotional well-being. You'll get insight into how critical service delivery is to the transition to adulthood and independence of individuals with mild mental retardation. You'll also get recommendations for supports (financial, medical, and emotional) so you can prevent individuals from falling through the cracks in community service systems. This text serves as a wake-up call for everyone who works with this too-often overlooked group.