Adaptation in Families Raising Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Part II: What Would Help

Autor/inn/en	Coons, Kelly D.; Watson, Shelley L.; Yantzi, Nicole M.; Schinke, Robert J.
Titel	Adaptation in Families Raising Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Part II: What Would Help
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 43 (2018) 2, S.137-151 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-9532
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2016.1267718
Schlagwörter	Child Rearing; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Clinical Diagnosis; Family Relationship; Stress Variables; Adoption; Parent Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Prevention; Family Programs; Parent Child Relationship; Teacher Attitudes; Health Personnel; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Alkoholembryopathie; Elternverhalten; Ausland; Wissensbasis; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Family program; Familienprogramm; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Lehrerverhalten; Medizinisches Personal; Kanada
Abstract	Background: Our aim in this paper is to build upon the experience of family adaptation and to describe one unique stressor experienced by adoptive parents of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) that may hinder successful family adaptation. Method: Fifty-one adoptive parents of children with FASD from 36 families in Ontario, Canada, participated in a mixed methods study. Parents completed 2 questionnaires, the Family Crisis Oriented Personal Scales and the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress--Friedrich's Short Form, and participated in in-depth, semistructured interviews, which were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: Parents expressed that improved knowledge and awareness of FASD from healthcare professionals, teachers, and society as a whole would help in their adaptation to raising their children with FASD. Specifically, parents discussed the lack of recognition of the symptoms of FASD, the lack of understanding about what a diagnosis of FASD means, and the need to promote better messages of prevention. Conclusions: Our findings display a clear need for more supports for families, particularly in the area of increasing public and professional knowledge about the realities of raising a child with FASD. (As Provided).
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