Parents with Mental Retardation
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Disability Policy Studies
- Vol. 1 (4) , 43-55
- https://doi.org/10.1177/104420739000100403
Abstract
The topic of parenting by people with mental retardation has a long and controversial history during which it was assumed that, as a result of that mental retardation, they were unable to provide adequate parenting. More recently, individual researchers and practitioners have attempted to demonstrate that, while some parents with mental retardation do not provide adequate child care, many currently do so and are able to improve their parenting skills. Unfortunately, there have been limited responses to systematically address this area. In this report the author presents what we do and do not know about parents with mental retardation and, based upon his experience in the mental retardation field for the past two decades, makes recommendations for a national strategy.Keywords
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