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Beth Tarleton; Katy Burch – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This paper recognises that there has been a long history of research into support for parents with intellectual disabilities in England and a helpful approach to integrating adults with intellectual disabilities in society called "Valuing People." This focus has now faded. Method: The paper draws together findings from three…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Adults, Social Services
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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
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Bachrach, Tammy – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
This multiple case study explores the phenomena of being raised by parents with intellectual disabilities from the adult child's perspective. Autoethnographic data was collected from the author and 4 non-disabled adults who were raised by mothers who had intellectual disabilities. The significance of the parent's disability, parent/child…
Descriptors: Mothers, Intellectual Disability, Parents with Disabilities, Child Rearing
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Theodore, Kate; Foulds, Daniel; Wilshaw, Paul; Colborne, Alison; Lee, Joyce Nga Yu; Mallaghan, Lisa; Cooper, Mary; Skelton, Julia – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Objectives: This project represents a unique collaboration between creative and research processes using an inclusive qualitative methodology. Method: Semi-structured interviews with five mothers and three fathers with learning disabilities were led by learning disabled researchers, and thematic analysis conducted with input from people with…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Child Rearing, Social Attitudes