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ERIC Number: EJ1188810
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 16
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ISSN: EISSN-1469-9532
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Adaptation in Families Raising Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Part I: What Has Helped
Coons, Kelly D.; Watson, Shelley L.; Schinke, Robert J.; Yantzi, Nicole M.
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v41 n2 p150-165 2016
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.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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