Academic Scientific JournalsIntellectual disability of males as a trait that is overlooked, insignificant, denied or attributed by others – a female partners’ perspective
Keywords:
males with intellectual disabilities, labelling, partners, phenomenologyAbstract
There is a dearth of research on social identity and significance of the label ‘intellectual disability’ in people with intellectual disabilities. This report presents the results of a study aimed at understanding the perception of intellectual disability in fathers diagnosed as persons with intellectual disabilities from the perspective of their partners. The research was embedded in an interpretative paradigm and interpretive phenomenological analysis was used. Seven women, whose partners and fathers of their children were men diagnosed with intellectual disability, took part in semistructured interviews. In the process of the analysis, three overarching themes were identified: (1) meanings given to intellectual disability of partners, (2) conditions associated with the emergence (diagnosis) of intellectual disability in fathers. Based on the results it has been discussed whether it is legitimate to apply the label ‘intellectual disability’ to (some) people diagnosed in this way.
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