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Average and Bright Adults with Parents with Mild Cognitive Difficulties: The Huck Finn Syndrome 20 Years Later

Average and Bright Adults with Parents with Mild Cognitive Difficulties: The Huck Finn Syndrome... Background This longitudinal study of 20 average and bright adults with parents with cognitive difficulties follows a study 20 years earlier of their childhood adaptation to their parents. Method Semistructured interviews about life situation and changes and perception of family‐of‐origin. Results The participants’ socioeconomic status changed from poverty to a bell curve from upper middle class to underclass, with working class the mode. There was a high incidence of psychological disorders, especially depression and drug disorders, but two‐fifths were currently diagnosis‐free and one‐fifth lifetime diagnosis‐free. Three‐fourths expressed a realistic view of their parents’ difficulties. Nearly half the parents have received social support from their adult children, both those without and those with cognitive difficulties. Conclusion Professionals should recognize the potential of children of parents with cognitive difficulties and their need for opportunity and family guidance on their behalf. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Wiley

Average and Bright Adults with Parents with Mild Cognitive Difficulties: The Huck Finn Syndrome 20 Years Later

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
ISSN
1360-2322
eISSN
1468-3148
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00631.x
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Abstract

Background This longitudinal study of 20 average and bright adults with parents with cognitive difficulties follows a study 20 years earlier of their childhood adaptation to their parents. Method Semistructured interviews about life situation and changes and perception of family‐of‐origin. Results The participants’ socioeconomic status changed from poverty to a bell curve from upper middle class to underclass, with working class the mode. There was a high incidence of psychological disorders, especially depression and drug disorders, but two‐fifths were currently diagnosis‐free and one‐fifth lifetime diagnosis‐free. Three‐fourths expressed a realistic view of their parents’ difficulties. Nearly half the parents have received social support from their adult children, both those without and those with cognitive difficulties. Conclusion Professionals should recognize the potential of children of parents with cognitive difficulties and their need for opportunity and family guidance on their behalf.

Journal

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual DisabilitiesWiley

Published: Nov 1, 2011

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