'An extraordinarily good read ... credible, challenging and complex while remaining very readable. Such texts are crucial in breaking down some of the barriers surrounding people with learning disabilities.' - Nursing Times'This is a fascinating book at several levels ... offers a rich insight into what it's like to have a parent - or two parents - with learning difficulties ... the book combines research with practice and is a must both for researchers and for practitioners.' - Community Care Feb/Mar 1999'The book provides an excellent review of a broad range of literature and the discussion about narrative research is a welcome addition to the qualitative methodology discourse.' - Child and Family Social Work

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Doing the research; Chapter 3 Talking with Danny Avebury; Chapter 4 What became of the children we used to be; Chapter 5 Risk, resilience and competence; Chapter 6 Still family; Chapter 7 Two lives revisited; Chapter 8 The myth of the upside down family; Chapter 9 System abuse and the limits of advocacy; Chapter 10 Where next?;

'An extraordinarily good read ... credible, challenging and complex while remaining very readable. Such texts are crucial in breaking down some of the barriers surrounding people with learning disabilities.' - Nursing Times'This is a fascinating book at several levels ... offers a rich insight into what it's like to have a parent - or two parents - with learning difficulties ... the book combines research with practice and is a must both for researchers and for practitioners.' - Community Care Feb/Mar 1999'The book provides an excellent review of a broad range of literature and the discussion about narrative research is a welcome addition to the qualitative methodology discourse.' - Child and Family Social Work

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Doing the research; Chapter 3 Talking with Danny Avebury; Chapter 4 What became of the children we used to be; Chapter 5 Risk, resilience and competence; Chapter 6 Still family; Chapter 7 Two lives revisited; Chapter 8 The myth of the upside down family; Chapter 9 System abuse and the limits of advocacy; Chapter 10 Where next?;

'An extraordinarily good read ... credible, challenging and complex while remaining very readable. Such texts are crucial in breaking down some of the barriers surrounding people with learning disabilities.' - Nursing Times'This is a fascinating book at several levels ... offers a rich insight into what it's like to have a parent - or two parents - with learning difficulties ... the book combines research with practice and is a must both for researchers and for practitioners.' - Community Care Feb/Mar 1999'The book provides an excellent review of a broad range of literature and the discussion about narrative research is a welcome addition to the qualitative methodology discourse.' - Child and Family Social Work

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Doing the research; Chapter 3 Talking with Danny Avebury; Chapter 4 What became of the children we used to be; Chapter 5 Risk, resilience and competence; Chapter 6 Still family; Chapter 7 Two lives revisited; Chapter 8 The myth of the upside down family; Chapter 9 System abuse and the limits of advocacy; Chapter 10 Where next?;