Home and the social worlds beyond: exploring influences in the lives of children of mothers with intellectual disability.
Susan CollingsG LlewellynR GracePublished in: Child: care, health and development (2017)
The social worlds of school-aged children of mothers with intellectual disability are shaped by influences in the home that cannot be attributed exclusively to having a parent with intellectual disability. Significant adults provide an important support role and can be fulfilled by social service workers when a family-centred approach is applied.