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This chapter discusses the supporting families who have a child with an intellectual disability. Based on a sample of families with children who had intellectual disabilities, Bristol et al reported on the importance of spousal support in mothers level of personal, marital and parental adaptation. While spousal support is important, this does not necessarily mean that marital adjustment, conceptualised as spousal support and marital quality, is lower for parents of children with intellectual disability. Developing an understanding of how culture impacts beliefs about appropriate child behaviour will help clinicians develop more socially valid goals and treatment plans for children with an intellectual disability. However, although some research in this area has indicated psychological and behavioural adjustment difficulties in siblings of children with intellectual disability, other investigations have not supported these findings. The chapter concludes with suggestions for training strategies to be used with clinicians or other professionals.
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