Adaptation in Families Raising Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Part I: What Has Helped

Autor/inn/en	Coons, Kelly D.; Watson, Shelley L.; Schinke, Robert J.; Yantzi, Nicole M.
Titel	Adaptation in Families Raising Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Part I: What Has Helped
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 41 (2016) 2, S.150-165 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-9532
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2016.1156659
Schlagwörter	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Child Rearing; Family Environment; Adjustment (to Environment); Coping; Foreign Countries; Family Life; Parent Attitudes; Social Support Groups; Advocacy; Friendship; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Alkoholembryopathie; Kindererziehung; Familienmilieu; Bewältigung; Ausland; Elternverhalten; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Freundschaft; Kanada
Abstract	Background: There is limited research investigating the lived experiences of parents raising children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The aim of this paper is to use qualitative analysis to identify how parents have adapted to the experience of raising their child with FASD. Method: Eighty-four parents and caregivers of children with FASD in Ontario, Canada, participated in in-depth, semistructured interviews employing a basic interpretive approach. Results: Parents of children with FASD report a number of strategies, supports, and transformational outcomes. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, 5 themes were identified: understanding FASD and advocating on their child's behalf, day-to-day adaptation, transformational outcomes, as well as the importance of informal and formal supports. Conclusions: Understanding what families do in order to facilitate adaptation is important when assisting families who may not be adapting as successfully. Continued research looking at the family experience of raising a child with a developmental disability, such as FASD, is necessary. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01