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Parent-child interaction : teens with mild intellectual disability
Author
Lau, Wai Chung
Supervisor
Cherian, Mary
Abstract
Parent child interaction is important for all families, including those with disabled children. Parent-child interaction is often strained most during the child's teenage years. In the case of teens with intellectual disabilities, there may be additional disability-related challenges. The purposes of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of challenges faced by the mildly intellectually disabled teens and their parents in interacting with each other. Interviews of disabled teens and their parents were followed by focus group discussions of disabled and non-disabled teens respectively. At the 2nd group discussion with non-disabled teens, it was found that both intellectually normal teens and mildly intellectually normal teens and mildly intellectually disabled teens go through a more or less similar journey of growing up and face similar issues in parent-child interaction. The identified strengths and weaknesses of various parent-child interaction patterns were also discussed in terms of the teens' perceptions of their parents and vice versa, the influence of physical and emotional development during the teenage years and parenting styles . Recommendations were made for parents , rehabilitation practitioners and further research.
Date Issued
2000
Call Number
HQ775.85 Lau
Date Submitted
2000