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Direct linkHannah Casey; Deirdre Desmond; Laura Coffey – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Supported decision-making may increase self-determination among adults with intellectual disabilities by encouraging and empowering them to make decisions about their lives to the greatest extent possible. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of mothers of adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Self Determination, Adults, Intellectual Disability
Lam, Angus; Yau, Matthew K.; Franklin, Richard C.; Leggat, Peter A. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: This qualitative study explored the attitudes and experiences of Hong Kong Chinese parents/carers relating to the sexual needs of their child with intellectual disabilities. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted in Hong Kong with seven parents/carers applying Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore their…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Sexuality, Children, Intellectual Disability
Sedlácková, Dagmar; Kantor, Jirí; Dömischová, Ivona; Kantorová, Lucia – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: The objective of this study is to explore experiences of Czech mothers caring for children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Methods: Semistructured interviews combined with biographical narration of mothers of children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and a short questionnaire for demographic…
Descriptors: Experience, Mothers, Severe Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disability
Doyle, Carmel – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Background: Children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities experience multiple chronic health conditions requiring a variety of medications. The aim of this study was to explore mothers' lived experience of giving medicines to children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities. Materials and Methods: A hermeneutic…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Chronic Illness, Comorbidity, Drug Therapy
Rushton, Rosie; Kossyvaki, Lila – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Background: Music is weaved within our cultures; it is ever-present within daily-life and can considerably influence our mood, well-being and relationships. This study explores parental perceptions of the role of music in the home-lives of children and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities in the UK. It considers parental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music, Parent Attitudes, Severe Intellectual Disability
Dominic Andrew Nyikach; Ketil Lenert Hansen – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Immigrant parents' perspectives on raising adolescents and young adults with intellectual disabilities during the transition to adulthood are the focus of this study. Disabled children demand more care and support as they mature and transition to adulthood. This increased care demand places significant stress on parents' wellbeing and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Intellectual Disability, Adolescents
Sutton, Julie E.; Huws, Jaci C.; Burton, Christopher R. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
Background: Sleep hygiene education (SHE) is a familiar intervention for addressing behavioural sleep problems in children with developmental disabilities that involves advising parents on sleep-promoting behaviours; however, it is supported by a limited evidence base. Materials and methods: This exploratory study aimed to enhance qualitative…
Descriptors: Sleep, Hygiene, Intervention, Behavior Problems
Codd, Jon; Hewitt, Olivia – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Background: Transition to adulthood is an important time for young people and may be a particularly challenging time for people with intellectual disabilities. However, there has been little research in the UK regarding the experiences of parents who have son or daughter with an intellectual disability transitioning to adulthood. Method: The study…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parent Attitudes
Milot, Élise; Turcotte, Daniel; Tétreault, Sylvie – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
In several countries, a growing number of adults with cognitive limitations decide to become parents. However, exercising this right requires the implementation of measures and services that foster their ability to assume parental responsibilities. This study presents results collected in an exploratory study documenting the type of support…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Parent Education, Parenting Skills, Child Rearing
