There is no cure for most disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, but psycho-social interventions can help parents and carers of children with intellectual disabilities. Traditionally, researchers have believed that parenting these children has negative impacts on carers. These include increased psychological and physical health problems for carers; and physical, social, and financial distress to the whole family. This impact most on parents, as they are virtually the only constant carers; leading often to increased divorce rates. Recent studies from high income settings have demonstrated that these negative impacts are not as severe as once thought. A recent 35-year long study, found no significant differences between parents of adult children with and without intellectual disabilities on measures of psychological well-being, depression, physical health, and divorce.