Background Because of an increase in life expectancy and de‐institutionalisation, many
adults with intellectual disability (ID) live with and are cared for by their parents throughout …

Background Parents often play a lifelong role in supporting their sons and daughters with
intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). There is a need to better understand …

In the past, the behaviours and personalities of mothers have been identified as potential
causes of autism. More recently, other etiological hypotheses have been used to explain …

Increasingly greater numbers of older parents are providing care at home for their sons and
daughters with intellectual disabilities. As attention needs to be paid to the supports needed …

Mothers of individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) often experience numerous
stressors, even when compared to mothers of children with other intellectual and …

Female carers of adults with an intellectual disability are increasing in our communities as
those with intellectual disability live into middle and old age. Twenty-seven carers between …

Purpose–The purpose of this work is to explore ways in which parents of children with
disabilities actively seek to create a place for themselves and their children within supportive …

This study explores eldercare in families of disabled children. Qualitative analysis of
interviews with eight mothers simultaneously caring for elders and children with extended …

In this study, the life satisfaction criteria of the mothers of disabled children were determined
using focus group interviews, and group counselling was actioned with a group aimed at …

Sažetak Cilj ovog rada je sumirati i problematizirati određene specifičnosti pojedinih
domena kvalitete života odraslih osoba s intelektualnim teškoćama i njihovih roditelja. U …