Attitudes of Early Childhood and Preschool Education Students and Teachers towards Inclusion of Children with Down Syndrome

Sunko, Esmeralda; Kaselj, Iskra Tomic

doi:10.18488/journal.61.2020.83.485.497

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“…For good prognosis it is important that clinical diagnosis as early as possible (2). Down syndrome is the most common chromosomopathy characterized by the regular presence of intellectual disabilities at various levels report that it is frequently accompanied with organ system and linguistic issues (3).…”

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Perspective of Parental Satisfaction with Academia of Children with Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disability

Ashraf¹,

Khan²,

Saeed³

et al. 2022

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Background: Down syndrome is the disorder in which physical, mental, and functional deformity is present due to trisomy twenty one, the existence of three chromosomes instead of two normal chromosomes in human genome. Children who have intellectual disability they have neurodevelopmental deficit regards to limited in intellectual operation and adaptive behaviors. One of the safeguards variables as a favorable adaptability to a challenging conditions, like managing a handicapped kid, is marital satisfaction. Higher levels of marital happiness are linked to reduce depression levels, less parenting stress, and better parental planning (Kersh, Hedvat, Hauser-Cram, & Warfield, 2006) Objective(s): To find out parental satisfaction with academia of Down syndrome and Intellectual disability in Pakistan. Methodology: A standardized tool PSCDDI is used and data were collected from special education school of Lahore and Gujranwala city. Data were collected from 385 parents of down syndrome and intellectual disable child parents through questionnaire which were provided to parents and take their opinion. After data collected we analyze the data and concluded the results. Results: In this study we find out that parents are unsatisfied to academic performance of their child most of child and most of the parents are not sure and disagree. Down syndrome child are 38.9% and 60.9% child were intellectual disable and they are all in pre to 3rd grade. Most of the child were in the age range of 5- 8 years. The parents of DS and ID child have non-Consaginous marriage is 53.6% and 46.4% are Consaginous marriage. Conclusion(s): The overall study of parental satisfaction towards the developmental disability of their children shows unsatisfaction. . In Pakistan parents who have their children with disability faced many challenges in society. Keyword: Down syndrome, intellectual disability, parental satisfaction, academia

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Perspective of Parental Satisfaction with Academia of Children with Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disability

Ashraf¹,

Khan²,

Saeed³

et al. 2022

PJMHS

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“…Studies have reported several factors, such as age, gender, education, ethnicity and contact with people with disabilities, that influence students' awareness and attitudes regarding people with disabilities, including DS. 7 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 24 In our study, age was a predictor of the knowledge and attitudes of students regarding DS. This finding may be explained by students becoming more aware and mature with age.…”

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“…Previous studies have investigated the awareness and attitudes of people toward individuals with DS in various settings, such as the general population and community members, 5 , 6 , 9 , 11 educators and teachers, 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 parents and caregivers, 8 , 16 , 17 and school students. 7 , 18 However, data on the awareness and knowledge of medical and health sciences students regarding people with DS are scarce. Uysal et al.…”

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“…5 Inclusion is beneficial for individuals with DS, and has been found to result in better academic development, enhanced language and communication, improved social skills and better quality of life. 6 , 7 …”

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“… 8 , 9 , 10 Most studies have focused on the general population and community members, 5 , 6 , 9 , 11 or specific groups, such as educators and teachers, 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 parents and caregivers, 8 , 16 , 17 or school students. 7 , 18 However, very few studies have assessed the knowledge and attitudes of the medical and health sciences students, who will be the future health care providers, regarding DS. 19 , 20 …”

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