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Motherhood, Intellectual Disability and Child Protection: Characteristics of a Court Sample.
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Glaun, Daphne E.; Brown, Patricia F. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
A study retrospectively examined case notes and records of 12 families in which the mother had a documented intellectual disability, who were brought to court on child protection grounds. Findings indicate that the cumulative weight of stressful emotional, physical, and social factors, in combination with limited intellect, precipitated a crisis…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Neglect, Child Rearing, Emotional Problems
Follow-Up Study on Parenting with Intellectual Disability in Germany.
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Pixa-Kettner, Ursula – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
Five cases of parenthood of persons with intellectual disability were reinvestigated about two years after a previous German study. Problem-centered interviews were conducted with mothers or fathers with an intellectual disability and with the caretakers. Results show developmental disability in two of six children and, in some cases,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Rearing, Developmental Delays