Abstract

HANDAL ASBUN, Mirta Widad. THE IMPACT OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN THE FAMILY. CASE STUDY. Ajayu [online]. 2016, vol.14, n.1, pp.53-69. ISSN 2077-2161.

The aim of this research is understand the models of structure families and resources; those families have children with intellectual disability. It had analyze the characteristics of these structures and resources, and changes that occurred when the children was born with a disability, and their level of adaptability among new situations, which were compared before child born. The present research was performed to realize with qualitative methods, through in-depth interviews with three families, who had children with intellectual disabilities, between 6 to 10 years, who had agree to participate in the study.

Keywords : Family Structure; Intellectual Disabilities.

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