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Mothers with Intellectual Limitations and Their 2-Year-Old Children's Developmental Outcomes.
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Keltner, Bette R.; Wise, Lillian A.; Taylor, Gloria – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
This study compared 38 low-income mothers with intellectual limitations and 32 low-income mothers without intellectual limitations and found developmental delay was identified by the age of 2 years in 42% of children born to mothers with intellectual limitations and 12% of children born to the other mothers. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Delays, Family Environment, Low Income Groups
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
Support Network of Mothers with an Intellectual Disability: An Exploratory Study.
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Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; McConnell, David; Cant, Rosemary; Westbrook, Mary – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
A study investigated the characteristics of the support networks of 25 Australian mothers with intellectual disabilities. Three types of support networks were found based on mothers' living arrangements: mothers living in a parent/parent-figure household, mothers living alone with their children, and mothers living with a partner in their own…
Descriptors: Adults, Family Environment, Family Structure, Foreign Countries
Developmental Profiles of Children Born to Mothers with Intellectual Disability.
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McConnell, David; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Mayes, Rachel; Russo, Domenica; Honey, Anne – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2003
The developmental status of 37 Australian preschool children (ages 5-78 months) born to mothers with intellectual disability was assessed. In all developmental domains, a substantial proportion of the children (between 35 and 57%) showed a delay of at least 3 months. Delays in physical and communication development were most prevalent. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Child Rearing, Communication Skills