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Guay, Amanda; Aunos, Marjorie; Collin-Vézina, Delphine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Mothers with intellectual disability are less likely than mothers without intellectual disability to breastfeed their infants, but there is little literature that addresses infant-feeding decisions among this population. This study explores experiences of mothers with intellectual disability in making and carrying out infant-feeding…
Descriptors: Mothers, Intellectual Disability, Phenomenology, Infants
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Hewitt, Olivia; Clarke, Angela – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
Background: More people with a learning disability are becoming parents. Little is known about the lived experiences of the children who have a parent with a learning disability. Methods: This study uses interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to understand the lived experiences of people who have a parent with a learning disability. Five…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Phenomenology, Experience
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Fernqvist, Stina – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
People with cognitive difficulties often have scarce economic resources, and parents with cognitive difficulties are no exception. In this article, parents' experiences are put forth and discussed, for example, how does economic hardship affect family life? How do the parents experience support, what kind of strain does the scarce economy put on…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Economically Disadvantaged, Experience