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Exploring the Experiences of “Not Being Listened To” from the Perspective of Parents with Disabled Children Cover

Exploring the Experiences of “Not Being Listened To” from the Perspective of Parents with Disabled Children

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|Oct 2008

Figures & Tables

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants (N=31).

Child characteristicsSexBoys14Girls17Year of birth1993141994919958Type of disabilityPhysical11Intellectual13Multiple7DiagnosisCerebral Palsy14Down Syndrome7Autism4Others6Parent characteristicsAge range (mean) in 2002Mother27–50 (33)Father32–49 (35)Marital status, 1999, (2002)Married/cohabiting24 (23)Single mother5 (5)Single father1 (1)Mother/step-father1 (2)Municipality of residenceUrban18Rural13Respondent in interview, 1999, (2002)Mother12 (14)Father3 (3)Mother/father15 (12)Mother/step-father(1)Foster mother1 (1)
Language: English
Page range: 258 - 274
Published on: Oct 4, 2008
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2008 Hege Lundeby, Jan Tøssebro, published by Stockholm University Press
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