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Cwirynkalo, Katarzyna; Parchomiuk, Monika – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Many fathers with intellectual disabilities experience some difficulties in fulfilling their parenting role due external factors. The quality of their parenting depends on various factors, including the availability and adequacy of support. The aim of this study was to understand the lived experiences associated with social support of…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Experience
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Symonds, Jon; Abbott, David; Dugdale, Daryl – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Background: This article reports on the perspectives of fathers with a learning disability in England about being fathers and the support they have received. Although there is an established literature that considers parenting with a learning disability, few studies have focused on the perspectives of fathers. Method: We adopted a qualitative…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Role, Learning Disabilities
Janice Mercado del Pilar – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the challenges that Hispanic parents in the autism spectrum disorder encounter with their child in the autism spectrum disorder, and how these difficulties impact their quality of life. This study is important because there is an increase in the number of adults in the spectrum who have not received the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Parents with Disabilities, Parent Child Relationship
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Weiber, Ingrid; Eklund, Mona; Tengland, Per-Anders – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: There might be a need for support for families where the mother has an intellectual disability, in order to counteract the effects of potential parental inadequacy and other detrimental aspects of the family situation. The purpose of this study was to describe how professionals characterized such support and the collaboration required.…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parents with Disabilities, Social Support Groups, Professional Personnel
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Powell, R. M.; Parish, S. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2017
Background: Despite an increase in international studies examining the experiences of parents with intellectual impairments and their children, few have utilised population-based data. This study investigated the behavioural and cognitive outcomes of 3-year-old US children of mothers with intellectual impairments compared with children of mothers…
Descriptors: Young Children, Mothers, Intellectual Disability, Parents with Disabilities