This IASSIDD P osition P aper provides a concise authoritative summary of (i) existing
scientific knowledge regarding the situation, challenges and well‐being of families that …

The ongoing closure of large institutions and the move to community living in many countries
enables adults with intellectual disabilities to enjoy greater freedom and lifestyle choices …

Background On August 5th, 2006, the third meeting of the International Association for the
Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID) Special Interest Research Group (SIRG) …

People with intellectual disabilities in Western societies were unable to exercise their full
rights as citizens in the first half of the twentieth century. In various countries, they were …

It has been nine years since the last comprehensive special issue on parenting by people
with intellectual disabilities was published in the international literature. In the interim …

The first international, cross-disciplinary book to explore and understand the lives of parents
with intellectual disabilities, their children, and the systems and services they encounter …

The family context is the most prominent and, arguably, the most important influence on the
lives of persons with intellectual disabilities. Currently, all but a small minority of children …

This article is based on findings from a doctoral study on the provision of family support
services for children who have intellectual disabilities and their families in Northern Ireland …

Parents with intellectual disabilities, like all parents, require suitable services and support in
order to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of themselves and of their children …

Background The deinstitutionalisation of children suffering from intellectual disability (ID) is a
global phenomenon. Most families raising such children experience a range of difficulties …