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Prevalence of Parents with Intellectual Disability in Australia
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Man, Nicola Wing; Wade, Catherine; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Parenting by people with intellectual disability is attracting increasing attention, and policymakers and service providers require empirical evidence to develop sound policy and service responses. The purpose of the study was to identify prevalence and demographic data on parents with ID in Australia compared with parents with other…
Descriptors: Incidence, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
ADHD in the Context of Finnish Basic Education
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Honkasilta, J.; Sandberg, E.; Närhi, V.; Jahnukainen, M. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2014
Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are a growing group served under special education services in many western societies. This article describes the history and current state of the services, as well as the assessment procedure. Our conclusion is that the status of students with ADHD in Finnish basic education (Grades 1…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Special Education, Incidence
Parental Cognitive Impairment and Child Maltreatment in Canada
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McConnell, David; Feldman, Maurice; Aunos, Marjorie; Prasad, Narasimha – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of parental cognitive impairment in cases opened for child maltreatment investigation in Canada, and to examine the relationship between parental cognitive impairment and maltreatment investigation outcomes including substantiation, case disposition and court application. Methods:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents with Disabilities, Neurological Impairments, Child Abuse
The Relationship between Parental Psychiatric Disorder and Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Findings from the Ontario Health Supplement.
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Walsh, Christine; MacMillan, Harriet; Jamieson, Ellen – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2002
A study interviewed 8,548 participants in the Ontario Mental Health Supplement about parental psychiatric history and childhood physical and sexual abuse. Respondents reporting a parental history of depression, mania, or schizophrenia had a two to threefold increase in the rates of physical, sexual, or any abuse. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Depression (Psychology), Family Problems
Prevalence of Psychopathology across a Service Population of Parents with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Children
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McGaw, Sue; Shaw, Tom; Beckley, Kerry – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
This study identified and investigated the incidence of childhood trauma and psychopathology across a population of parents with intellectual disabilities (IDs) known to a parenting service in the United Kingdom over a 5-year period and examined the emotional and physical welfare of their children. Data were gathered from 49 parents with ID and 58…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Incidence, Mental Retardation
Prevalence and Outcomes for Parents with Disabilities and Their Children in an Australian Court Sample.
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Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; McConnell, David; Ferronato, Luisa – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
This study determined prevalence and outcome data on parents with disabilities and their children in statutory child-protection proceedings in New South Wales (Australia). Parents with disabilities (usually psychiatric or intellectual) featured in almost one-third of the cases. Court outcomes indicated a disproportionately large number of children…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Court Litigation