The Lived Experience of a Mother of a Young Adult with Intellectual Disability: ‘My Daughter as My Enlightenment’

There is a paucity of research exploring the experiences of mothers of a young adult with intellectual disability sharing the family home. A case study using a phenomenological life story approach was conducted to gather and analyse data from 11 in-depth interviews held with a mother, Linda, about h...

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Main Authors: Murray Rieck, Jane Shakespeare-Finch, Mariann Märtsin, Marie Knox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2019-03-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
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Online Access:https://www.sjdr.se/articles/560