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Love and resistance of mothers with intellectual disability from ethnocultural communities in Canada
- Authors:
- PACHECO Laura, McCONNELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(3), 2017, p.501–510.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Mothers with intellectual disability are thought to be passive, dependent and in need of protection. This study contributes to a nascent body of research that challenges this schema, revealing how women with intellectual disability who are mothers resist oppression. Methods: Narrative research methods underpinned by intersectionality theory were used to explore the lives of eight mothers with intellectual disability from various ethnocultural communities in Canada. A total of 33 in-depth interviews were conducted with these eight women over a period of 2 years. Results: The lives of the women who took part in this study were marked by violence. The women resisted. Their resistance strategies addressed two kinds of relationships: their relationships with others and their relationship with themselves. Conclusion: The women in this study employed strategies of resistance, sometimes at great personal cost, to provide their children with a better life. (Publisher abstract)
Young adults with severe intellectual disability: culture, parent, and sibling impact
- Authors:
- LAUDERDALE-LITTIN Stacy, BLACHER Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 42(3), 2017, pp.230-239.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: Having a child with intellectual disability impacts all family members, with both parents and siblings having to adjust. Negative impact on the typically developing sibling, specifically, has been shown to vary based on caregiving responsibilities and mothers’ stress level. Method: This study gathered information from 238 Latina and Anglo mothers of young adults with intellectual disability to explore sibling negative impact related to maternal stress, positive feelings about parenting, sibling diagnostic category, and cultural group. Results: Mothers experiencing more stress reported higher levels of sibling impact; mothers with more positive feelings about parenting reported lower levels of negative impact, with Latina mothers reporting higher levels of stress and positive feelings about parenting. Anglo mothers, however, were less likely to designate a sibling as a future caregiver. Conclusions: These findings suggest culture and diagnostic classification should be given more attention relative to their impact on typically developing siblings. (Publisher abstract)