Research Brief 8: Employment Outcomes and Paid Leave for Caregivers of Children with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
- Author(s)
- Lynda Lahti Anderson, T.J. Sutcliffe, Sandra L Pettingell, Amy S Hewitt
PDFDescription
A brief examining a Family and Individual Needs for Disability Supports (FINDS) survey subsample of 388 caregivers of minor children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD), ages 0-17. The FINDS survey was conducted in 2017 by ICI's Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL) and The Arc of the United States. All parents face challenges balancing work, child-rearing, and family responsibilities. However, the brief concludes that parents of children with IDD often perform caregiving duties related to their child's disability beyond what is typical for child-rearing. Caring for children with IDD can have negative impacts on work, and ultimately the family's economic health.
Details
- Date
- Fall 2018
- Type
- Brief
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Chicago
- Co-publisher
- The Arc of the United States
- Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL)
Topics
- Community life
- Parenting and family relationships
- Specific life stage
- Children
- Adults
- Specific disability
- Intellectual/developmental disability (IDD)