Ecuadorian mothers of preschool children with and without intellectual disabilities: Individual and family dimensions.

Background: Approximately 71,454 children younger than 5 years old have a disability in Ecuador.

Aims: Our objective was to compare and relate family cohesion, adaptability, coping, perceived stress, and control with family satisfaction of Ecuadorian mothers of preschool children with and without intellectual disabilities (ID).

Method: Participants were 384 Ecuadorian mothers: 111 had a child with ID and 273had a child without ID.