Challenges of Parents with Two Intellectually Disabled Children

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Title

Challenges of Parents with Two Intellectually Disabled Children

Subject

Disability
Children
Emotional Adaptability
Support System

Description

This study was conducted to assess the psycho-social problems faced by parents with more than one intellectually disabled child in Mangalapuram Panchayath of Trivandrum District, Kerala. The psycho-social elements considered for this qualitative study includes emotional adaptability of parents, the role of support systems and the precautions taken by the family after the birth of the first child. Data were collected from 5 cases selected from the 15 cases identified in Mangalapuram panchayath. The cases were purposively selected from parents having minimum two disabled children. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview guide as a tool. The difficulty faced by the families with two disabled children reveals multiple levels of stress when compared to families with typically developing children. Such families face problems ranging from financial aspects to the physical, psychological and social aspects, which in turn affect their quality of life.

Creator

P X, Francina
N S, Tintu
Ivan, Venishya

Source

Artha Journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 17 No. 2 (2018): Artha Journal of Social Sciences; 59-76
0000-0000
0975-329X

Publisher

Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore

Date

2018-04-01

Rights

Copyright (c) 2019 Artha - Journal of Social Sciences
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

Relation

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
Text

Identifier

Citation

P X, Francina, N S, Tintu and Venishya Ivan, Challenges of Parents with Two Intellectually Disabled Children, Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 2018, accessed November 6, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/442

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