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Direct linkMonika Parchomiuk; Katarzyna Cwirynkalo; Agnieszka Zyta – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: The perception and experience of death with respect to individuals with intellectual disability are almost unexplored in the Polish context. We aimed to understand how these persons conceptualise death, understand their experiences associated with it, and the meanings they ascribe to it. Method: The study was designed and conducted…
Descriptors: Death, Comprehension, Intellectual Disability, Concept Formation
Agnieszka Wolowicz; Katarzyna Cwirynkalo – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: For many people with intellectual disabilities, the parenting role is inaccessible and/or constrained. This study provides insight into the lived experiences of parents with intellectual disabilities regarding violence and limiting their rights to parenthood in Poland. Method: Twenty-seven parents with intellectual disabilities who…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Child Rearing
Conversations about Health--Sharing the Personal Experiences of Women with Intellectual Disabilities
Cytowska, Beata; Zierkiewicz, Edyta – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: The text presents the opinions of women with intellectual disabilities about their lives and experiences in Polish society. The key recurring issue in the participants' statements was health in the light of their disability and femininity. Methods: For the purpose of this study, focus group interviews were conducted with 20 women with…
Descriptors: Health, Experience, Females, Intellectual Disability
Kurtek, Pawel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Although interactions among parents and Youth with Mild Intellectual Disability (MID) may be stressful at times, most studies focus on the effects of stressful interactions on the parents. This study considers the Youth's perspective -- particularly their beliefs about the reason for the parent's actions as well as how they would respond in the…
Descriptors: Parents, Mild Intellectual Disability, Youth, Attribution Theory
Wos, Klaudia; Baczala, Ditta – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: The diverse nature of parenting among people with intellectual disabilities can be affected by many factors, including stereotypes, experiencing social isolation, living in poverty, suffering from chronic diseases and limited access to health care. Because of these factors, people with intellectual disabilities are not readily viewed…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parent Attitudes, Photography, Mothers
Skonieczna-Zydecka, Karolina; Gorzkowska, Izabela; Pierzak-Sominka, Joanna; Adler, Grazyna – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) varies worldwide from 1.4/10 000 children in the Arabian Peninsula to 185/10 000 children of Asian population. In Europe, the highest prevalence has been observed in Sweden, while the lowest in Croatia (115/10 000 and 2-3/10 000, respectively). There have been no epidemiological studies…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Foreign Countries, Children
Gerreth, Karolina; Borysewicz-Lewicka, Maria – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: A patient's with disability everyday life is rife with many limitations such as architectural, transport, information as well as medical, psychological, legal, economic and social barriers. The aim of this study was to evaluate access to dental health care of special-care schoolchildren with intellectual disability on the basis of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Dentistry, Dental Health, Parent Attitudes
