A study of 30 adults with mothers (n=28) or fathers (n=2) who had mental retardation found that despite the problems they encountered in their childhood, many of which originated outside the home, most of the informants had maintained a valued relationships with their family and remained close to their mothers. (Contains extensive references.)…

This article describes the work of the Supported Learning Project (SLP), a program that provided personal support and development in self-advocacy to 31 British mothers with learning disabilities. The learning gains made by the mothers, the obstacles they encountered, and the project's success are discussed. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

This report summarizes the findings of a study of court files relating to care proceedings involving parents with an intellectual disability. The authors found that 15.3% of all children subject to care applications in the year 2000 in the courts studied had at least one parent with an intellectual disability. They also found that these children…