Published: 2018-01-01

Having a sibling with an intellectual disability

Zofia Kępińska Walczak
Warszawskie Studia Pastoralne
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/wsp.2017.12.1.34.11

Abstract

The birth of an intellectually disabled child is a shock not only for the parents but also for the non-disabled siblings. How a healthy child will adapt to a new situation depends largely on the parents themselves. The article describes the attitudes of parents towards their non-disabled children as well as the emotions experienced by the healthy siblings of an intellectually disabled child.

Keywords:

intellectual disability, family, sibling with an intellectual disability, parent’s behavior, excessive attention, high expectations, disabled child, integration

Citation rules

Kępińska Walczak, Z. (2018). Having a sibling with an intellectual disability. Warszawskie Studia Pastoralne, 1(34), 197–211. https://doi.org/10.21697/wsp.2017.12.1.34.11

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