<p>The aim with this study is to through a research summary review experiences of growth and the</p><p>parents caring ability among children who has grown up with parents having intellectual disabilites,</p><p>and by empirical data illustrate how these persons today describe their childhood, their parents</p><p>caring ability and other cicumstances that have affected the growth. The results from the research</p><p>summary are then to be compared with the results from the empirical data in purpose to review</p><p>similarities and discrepancies.</p><p>The study has a qualitative approach and it is based on foundings from earlier research and</p><p>interviews with four women whos mothers have intellectual disabilities.</p><p>In the existing research of this issue there is a clear dichotomy between whether the researchers</p><p>have focused on either the children or the parents. In both perspectives there are different</p><p>conceptions about whether a person with intellectual disabilities have the capacity to care for and</p><p>raise a child, as there is about how the parents intellectual disaparment affects the child.</p><p>The womens stories of the childhood are obviously unique, but they also have many experiences</p><p>in common, both among themselves as with what has been found in research. Children of parents</p><p>with intellectual disabilities have been classified as a risk group, wich has been shown by reversed</p><p>roles for child and parent, lack of attachment to the parents and by insufficient care. Despite the</p><p>difficulties that the women have faced, they describe many parts of their lives in positive terms</p><p>today.</p><p>There seems to be other influences in addition to the parents intellectual capacity that affect theese</p><p>childrens outcomes. The informal network has been pointed out as an important factor of how</p><p>theese families cope with their daily lives, both by other research and the women participating in</p><p>this study. Close contact to at least one other adult beside the biological parents is also considered</p><p>promotive, as well as higher education.</p><p>Key words: Intellectual disability, child, parenting, attachment, network, dichotomy.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:oru-437 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Salo, Pia, Ekman, Sussie |
| Publisher | Örebro University, Department of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences, Örebro University, Department of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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