Psychological Adjustment and Family Functioning of Boys with Learning Disabilities

Michaels, Carolyn R.; Lewandowski, Lawrence J.

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“…Rather than the TD or the addition of academic problems, it was the presence of externalizing disorders that affected stress. This finding is consistent with previous research that demonstrated that parents of children with learning difficulties (e.g., learning disabilities) and externalizing behavior problems report significantly higher levels of stress than parents of students without learning problems (Baker and McCal 1995;Michaels and Lewandowski 1990). That parents in the current study reported higher levels of stress when academic performance declined is consistent with earlier reports.…”

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Impact of Tourette’s Disorder on Parent Reported Stress

2007

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We examined the relationship between Tourette's Disorder (TD) and parent reported stress. About 84 parents of children with TD participated by completing questionnaires assessing parental stress, TD symptom severity, co-morbid disorders, services received by the child, and parents' perception of their child's academic ability. The results indicate that parent reported stress reached clinically significant levels when a co-morbid disorder was present, but not with a diagnosis of TD alone. Similarly, parents report higher levels of stress when they view their child as performing below other students academically. Finally, the types of services that the child receives were found to have little or no relationship to parent reported stress. Limitations of this study, directions for future research, and implications for intervention are discussed.Keywords Tourette's disorder Á Parent stress Á Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Á Obsessive compulsive disorder Á Comorbidity Tourette's Disorder (TD) is a neuropsychiatric condition characterized by multiple, repeated, uncontrollable body movements (motor tics) and vocalizations (vocal tics). TD is the most severe of the four types

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Impact of Tourette’s Disorder on Parent Reported Stress

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“…The assumption that children from healthy functioning families are more likely to be accepted by peers is consistent with some existing literature (Bierman, & Smoot, 1991;Michaels, 1990). But the question of why family functioning is not significantly and negatively correlated with loneliness has not yet been answered.…”

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“…Research has found that many children with learning disabilities come from illstructured families with disordered management styles and excessive pressures (e.g., work schedules, money) (Bierman & Smoot, 1991;Dishion, 1990;Michaels, 1990;Toro & Weissberg, 1990); however, much of this research has been limited by the methods used to measure these constructs.…”

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Loneliness, peer acceptance, and family functioning of Chinese children with learning disabilities: Characteristics and relationships

Ya-ming

Yan

2005

Psychology in the Schools

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Thalassemias are a group of genetic hemolytic disorders with varying phenotypes. In this study, the frequency of α globin gene deletions was studied in the β‐thalassemia trait, the mildest form of the disorder. Eleven out of 33 (33%) individuals were positive for α−3.7 kb deletions. None of the subjects was positive for the Southeast Asian deletion. Such a high frequency for α deletions has not been reported earlier in thalassemia minor. Hematological parameters are compared, and implications of this finding for genetic counseling are discussed. Am. J. Hematol. 76:297–299, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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“…Instead, in several studies (40)(41)(42), a low SES and the mother's low educational level have been shown to be significant risk factors for LDs and also for emotional and behavioural problems. In our study, the father's basic level of education turned out to have an even stronger association with a child's LDs and emotional problems.…”

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An epidemiological study on Finnish school-aged children with learning difficulties and behavioural problems

Taanila

Yliherva

Kaakinen

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International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Objectives. To investigate the association between learning difficulties (LDs) and behavioural and emotional problems of 8-year-old children in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (n=9432). Study design. A cross-sectional study. Methods.Teachers assessed children's behaviour with a Rutter scale (RB2) and assessed their learning with questions about whether a child had difficulties in reading, spelling and mathematics. Results. Of the children, 21.4% (n=1774) had 1 or more learning difficulties (LDs): 12.3% (n=1026) had a verbal LD, 3.0% (n=248) a mathematical LD and 6.0% (n=500) a combined LD. For boys with LDs, an adjusted odds ratio of having behavioural problems was 3.1 (95% CI 2.5-4.0) and emotional problems 3.0 (2.0-4.6), and for girls 3.9 (2.6-5.8) and 5.3 (3.6-8.1), respectively. In boys and girls, verbal difficulties were associated with behavioural and emotional problems whereas mathematical difficulties were associated with behavioural problems in boys and with emotional problems in girls. Divorced and reconstructed family types were significant risk factors for LDs and behavioural problems, whereas a lifelong one-parent family type was a risk factor for behavioural problems, but not for LDs. A child's younger age compared to that of classmates, a mother's and a father's low education level and a low family SES were risk factors for having LDs. Conclusion. More attention should be paid to children whose families are facing adverse circumstances, especially as it affects their preschool education, in order to support their learning and school attendance.

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Psychological Adjustment and Family Functioning of Boys with Learning Disabilities

Cited by 37 publications

References 18 publications

Impact of Tourette’s Disorder on Parent Reported Stress

Impact of Tourette’s Disorder on Parent Reported Stress

Loneliness, peer acceptance, and family functioning of Chinese children with learning disabilities: Characteristics and relationships

An epidemiological study on Finnish school-aged children with learning difficulties and behavioural problems

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