Título: Attitudes of Parents towards Children with Specific Learning Disabilities
Autores: Chandramuki, Dr.; Sr. Psychiatric Social Worker, Department of Psychiatry, MIMS Hospital, Govindapuram, Calicut – 673016, INDIA
Venkatakrishnashastry, Indiramma; Associate Professor Department of Psychiatric Social Work National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore-560029
Vranda, Mysore Narasimha; Research Associate Department of Psychiatric Social Work Dr. M V Govindaswamy Centre NIMHANS, Bangalore – 560 029, INDIA
Fecha: 2012-06-06
Publicador: Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development
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Assessment using Parental Attitude Scale
Tema: Psychiataric Clinical Social Work; Children with Disability; Life Skills
Parental attitudes; Learning disability; Stigma
Descripción: Purpose: This study explored parental attitudes towards children with specific learning disabilities.Method: The study sample comprised parents of 60 children (30 boys and30 girls) with Specific Learning Disability (SLD) who attend the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Out-Patient Department at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India. The attitudes of parents were assessed using the Parental Attitude Scale.Results: The results revealed significant differences related to gender of the children on various domains of the scale.Conclusion: The study highlights the need to educate parents to lower their expectations for children with specific learning disabilities, and to strengthen the social support network of these children’s families.doi 10.5463/DCID.v23i1.47
Idioma: Inglés

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