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J Appl Res Intellect Disabil ; 32(4): 737-749, 2019 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30714654

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Parents with intellectual disability live normal lives and have children, but many of them lose custody of their children. However, little is known about the support, if any, that these children receive. Here, the present authors review the literature on the help and support given to children of parents with intellectual disability. METHOD: A scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature was conducted, covering 1997 to November 2017. RESULTS: Thirteen publications were identified. The children benefited from help and support received through informal networks. They also benefited from formal support if it focused on the children's needs and interests. CONCLUSIONS: The review shows that even though support from informal networks might be an influential factor in supporting children, there is a need for more research addressing the formal support these children receive and how they benefit from it.


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Child of Impaired Parents , Helping Behavior , Intellectual Disability , Persons with Mental Disabilities , Social Support , Social Work , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Humans , Young Adult
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J Intellect Disabil ; 22(1): 33-48, 2018 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27756831

ABSTRACT

This article explores the self-constructions of young adults with mild intellectual disabilities in talk about their everyday living and how parents and professionals construct young adults with disabilities in talk about their involvement in transition processes. The analysis is related to an interpretive tradition and conducted based on individual interviews with four young adults with mild intellectual disability, five parents of young adults with mild intellectual disabilities and five professionals in the adult service system. The findings show that the young adults define themselves as actors in their own lives, while the parents recognize young adults with mild intellectual disabilities as both actors with resources and actors in need of assistance. Professionals in the adult service system, however, appear to rely on an identity perspective that might hamper young adults' agency positioning and opportunities to define themselves and influence their future lives.


Subject(s)
Health Services for Persons with Disabilities , Human Development , Intellectual Disability/psychology , Persons with Mental Disabilities/psychology , Self Concept , Adult , Female , Health Personnel , Humans , Male , Parents , Qualitative Research , Young Adult
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J Appl Res Intellect Disabil ; 30(3): 533-542, 2017 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27878923

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: This study addresses children of parents with intellectual disability in Norway. The aim was to examine: (i) the impact of definitions of intellectual disability on prevalence, (ii) whether numbers were increasing, (iii) the prevalence of motherhood and fatherhood and (iv) rates of lost custody. METHODS: Analyses of national registers (n = 30 834) and mapping in four municipalities (n = 85). RESULTS: 0.19% of all children had parents with recorded intellectual disability, increasing to 0.87% with wider inclusion criteria. The number of children born to parents with intellectual disability has been declining since the mid-1980s. The proportion of mothers with intellectual disability was twice that of fathers. Parental custody was revoked for 30-50% of children, with single mothers being at particular risk. Parents with intellectual disability accounted for 20-25% of all custody cases. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that prevalence depends on the definition of intellectual disability. The decreasing number of children and the need for development of specially adapted family supports are discussed.


Subject(s)
Child Custody/statistics & numerical data , Child of Impaired Parents/statistics & numerical data , Intellectual Disability/epidemiology , Registries/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Child , Child Custody/legislation & jurisprudence , Child Custody/trends , Humans , Norway/epidemiology , Prevalence
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