Las ocupaciones de los hijos de padres con discapacidad

Abstract

This paper analyses the occupations of children who have parents with disabilities and established relations between the occupations of their children and the condition of their parents. The study is justified in the absence of more detailed literature / information being available on the occupational therapy subject. The qualitative approach was characterized by an exploratory nature which provided guidance on the most effective way on how to approach the research. The methodology included, conducting interviews with eight children with parents with disabilities. The contents of these interviews were transcribed and then analyzed by the researchers who then constructed categories to interpret the findings. These categories were primarily based on a conceptual occupational  framework. The results indicated that all occupations within the study were influenced by the disability factor of the parents and that this parental influencing factor also affected the way the children imagine their  occupational future in the productive and parenting areas. The child(s) life perceptions are directly influenced by both the disability of the parents as well as the social interactions that a child with parents with disabilities would experience. This in turn determines how themselves develop their interpersonal relationship and the view of disability as a social construct.