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Doing What Mum Wants Me To Do: Looking at Family Relationships from the Point of View of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Author(s) -
Walmsley Jan
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1996.tb00118.x
Subject(s) - intellectual disability , psychology , developmental psychology , point (geometry) , dependency (uml) , social psychology , psychiatry , geometry , mathematics , systems engineering , engineering
This study examines what some adults with intellectual disabilities have to say about relationships with their parents. The data arise from biographical interviews with 22 adults, completed in 1991‐2, and demonstrate that when adults with intellectual disabilities are asked to speak about relationships they present views which challenge some stereotypical views about care and dependency. The paper concludes with some observations on implications for professionals working with adults with disabilities and their families.