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Counselman-Carpenter, Elisabeth A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Mothering children born unexpectedly with developmental disability has historically been shown to have a profound negative impact on maternal functioning. However, this study, which was designed to capture the lived experience of mothers whose children were diagnosed postnatally with Down syndrome, demonstrated the universal presence…
Descriptors: Mothers, Down Syndrome, Trauma, Parent Attitudes
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Corsano, Paola; Musetti, Alessandro; Guidotti, Laura; Capelli, Francesca – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Researchers studying siblings of people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suggest that growing up with an individual with disability has positive and negative effects. Method: Qualitative content analysis of semistructured interviews with 14 typically developing (TD) adolescents with a brother with an ASD and their mothers was…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Family Environment