The impact of intellectual disability on the family

Case study

Abstract

The present work was oriented to the analysis of the types of family structures and the resources available to the families under investigation, who had a son or daughter with intellectual disabilities. The characteristics of these structures and the resources they possessed, before the birth of the child with a disability, were compared with the changes that occurred after the birth of said subject, to determine their level of adaptability to the new situation. The research was carried out with a qualitative methodology, through in-depth interviews with three families who had a son to daughter with intellectual disability between 6 and 10 years, who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study.