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Wiley
2025
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| Online Access: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bld.70002 |
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- “It's Just the Love and the Care, That's What Makes Things Work”: Fathers With Learning Disabilities' Experiences of the Attachment Relationship With Their Children Eva Wilmots Kate Theodore British Journal of Learning Disabilities ABSTRACT Background People with learning disabilities may be at a higher risk of attachment difficulties than the general population. Fathers are underrepresented in the literature on parents with learning disabilities. This study aimed to gather an in‐depth understanding of fathers with learning disabilities' perceptions of developing an attachment with their children. Methods Eleven fathers who self‐identified as having a learning disability were recruited via self‐advocacy groups across the United Kingdom and their experiences were explored through semi‐structured interviews. Findings Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis produced three key themes: (1) “It's just the love…and the care, that's what makes things work”; (2) “Time is, it is precious”; (3) Challenges to and benefits from the father‐child relationship. Conclusions Fathers described behaviours mirroring attachment theory, with the findings suggesting a need for early inclusion of fathers in childcare to facilitate a secure father‐child relationship. The results reveal the need for more research on attachment styles in fathers with learning disabilities to help develop better attachment‐focused interventions tailored to them. 10.1111/bld.70002 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/