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Natalie Libster; Robin Harwood; Karen Meacham; Connie Kasari – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Little is known about the parenting experiences of autistic mothers, yet there is reason to believe that autistic mothers of non-autistic daughters have a unique set of experiences, especially during their daughters' adolescence. Seven autistic mothers of adolescent (n = 5) and adult (n = 2) non-autistic daughters were interviewed about their…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Rearing, Mothers, Adolescents
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Malacrida, Claudia – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2009
Women are expected to aspire to norms of femininity that include ideal motherhood, where mothers are positioned as ever available, ever nurturing providers of active, involved and expert mothering--indeed, being a caregiver is a master status for adult women in modernity. While this may be the case for all women, mothers who are disabled can have…
Descriptors: Mothers, Females, Parents with Disabilities, Sexual Identity