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Aims: This study endeavours to provide initial data on quality of life for families with adult children who have intellectual disabilities (ID) in the Canton of Sarajevo., Methods: The principal measure used was the Family Quality of life Survey 2006 - main caregivers of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The sample consisted of the main caregivers of 35 families with adult school children with ID who attended classes in a specially adapted programme in the Center of Vladimir Nazor and in the Vocational Secondary School in Sarajevo. Of the 35 participants, 21 were male and 14 female. Students with disabilities ranged from 19 to 32 years old (mean 21.45)., Results: Consistent with previous research, the nine domains measured by the scale were all rated high for Importance. Opportunities were considered to be particularly low for Financial Well-Being and Support from Others. These domains were also rated lowest for Attainment and Satisfaction. Initiative was relatively high across all domains, and Stability (the degree to which things were seen as likely to improve or decline) varied slightly across domains but the means indicated that things are expected to stay almost the same or improve slightly., Conclusions: This research provides initial data for family quality of life in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It also provides suggestions for improving quality of life for families that have one or more members with ID. The results should also contribute to rejecting stereotypes and promoting inclusion of children with ID as well as the rights of their families., (© 2011 The Authors. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.)

Unlabelled: Cerebral palsy is a pathological state characterized primarily with the damage of the motor functioning which can be accompanied by the other disorders such as: problems with sight and hearing, intellectual deficit, emotional problems, conduct disorders, speech disorders, epileptic seizures etc. According to the period of influence, causes of the cerebral palsy can be divided to prenatal, perinatal and postnatal. Prenatal period is defined as the period from the conception until beginning of the delivery, neonatal period as a period from the beginning of the delivery until age of 28 days, and postnatal period from 29th day of age until two years of age., The Aim of This Study: to determine characteristics of psycho trauma as possible prenatal etiological factor of cerebral palsy. Sample was consisted of 80 respondents, children and adolescents with cerebral palsy of Canton Sarajevo, age from 6 up to 20 years; mean age was 13,94 years years, 47 male (58,75 %) and 33 (41,25 %) female. Study of the influence of prenatal etiological factors on learning difficulties of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy in Canton Sarajevo is cohort, epidemiologically based and retrospectively prospective. In this study a Structural interview for the parents of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy was used., Results: with prenatal etiological factors there are 35 (43,75 %) respondents, with perinatal 37 (46,25 %), postnatal 5 (6,25 %) and unknown factors 3 (3,75 %). From 11 mothers with diseases during pregnancies, who delivered in war years, 4 (36,36 %) recognized and underlined psycho trauma as major problem factor during pregnancy., Conclusion: War psycho trauma of pregnant women is present as possible prenatal etiological factor of cerebral palsy.

Problem of psychosocial support and home physical therapy of children and adolescent with Cerebral palsy we treated with Project with same name. Project is implementing together with Association of persons with Cerebral Palsy of Canton Sarajevo. Project is part of City of Sarajevo Project--"Sarajevo healthy town". 36 children and adolescents with Cerebral palsy, from 7 to 20 years, are included in six months home physical therapy. We included intellectually disabled and not disabled children and adolescents from Canton Sarajevo. Target population, except children, are parents and families of this children. Social worker and clinical psychologist are trainers of the Parents workshops. More psychosocial support we will have on Round table "Social integration of persons with Cerebral Palsy" and first brochure of the Association.