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Direct linkMargaret Spencer; Susan Collings; Hannah Wilkinson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Parents with intellectual disability experience high rates of child removal, which affects their well-being. Method: Participatory action research (PAR) was undertaken with eight parents with intellectual disability who had children removed from their care. Parents were interviewed before and after the PAR. Three themes emerged: a safe…
Descriptors: Grief, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Child Welfare
Annick Zijlstra; Tessel Sterenborg; Maroesjka Nieuwenhuijzen; Bram O. Castro – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Newborns of parents with intellectual disabilities face higher risks in their environment for child unsafety, despite parents' good intentions. To help parents prevent unsafe circumstances, a good understanding of the risk factors faced by these parents is needed. Methods: This casefile study examined (1) which risk factors were…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Parents with Disabilities, Pregnancy, Case Records
Egle Sumskiene; Violeta Gevorgianiene – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This paper explores experiences of mothers with intellectual disabilities, with an emphasis on oppressive circumstances and stereotypes that contribute to poorer antenatal and social outcomes for mothers and their children, potentially leading to child removal. Drawing parallels to archetypical figures of Solomon and Medea, we explore…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Stereotypes
Callow, Ella; Tahir, Munazza; Feldman, Maurice – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are over-represented in child welfare cases. Although IQ "per se" is an invalid indicator of parenting abilities, this study examined the prevalence of judicial consideration of parental IQ test evidence in US appellate cases. Methods: The present authors…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Intelligence Quotient, Child Welfare, Intellectual Disability
Wolowicz-Ruszkowska, Agnieszka; McConnell, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Little is known about the experience of growing up with a mother with intellectual disability. The aim of this study was to explore this experience from the perspective of adult children. Method: In-depth interviews with 23 adult children brought up by mothers with moderate-to-severe intellectual disability. The interview data were…
Descriptors: Adults, Mothers, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disciplines
Young, Sadie; Hawkins, Tim – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Background: The Child and Special Parenting Service provides flexible assessment, long-term domiciliary support and home-based teaching to intellectually disabled parents. It provides key coordination between the Learning Disability Service and the Children's Service with focussed parenting assessments, where issues of child care and protection…
Descriptors: User Satisfaction (Information), Mental Retardation, Child Rearing, Teaching Methods
