A Study of How Families of Children with Learning Disabilities Perceive Their Children and the Disorder

Abstract

Parents impact academic and social success. Most parents lack reliable ideas for helping their children, affecting both. Few studies on learning disabled parents (LD). Current study examines how LD families saw their children. A family LD interview-based study was conducted. 100 LD parents participated. Everyone has LD. After permission, an open-ended 45-60minutes interview was conducted. Parents lacked LD symptomatology and treatment guidelines. After their child's LD diagnosis, they rejected, denied, overprotected, and despaired. Child care strained most parents physically, personally, socially, economically, and emotionally. The research shows the hardships and ignorance of LD parents.