Effects of Child with Intellectual Disability on Families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorShakeel Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorSupervised by Prof. Dr Johar Ali
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-27T05:40:47Z
dc.date.available2025-02-27T05:40:47Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the effects ofchildren with Intellectual Disability (ID) on families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP), Pakistan. A total of 58 parents were interviewed by employing qualitative data collection techniques such as In-depth Individual and Focus Group Interviews in four districts (i.e. Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan and Haripur). In addition, 15 officials of the special education centres were also interviewed for exploring institutional role in mitigating miseries ofaffected families. This study shows that environmental barrier and negative attitudes towards child with ID imposes adverse effects on families which vary from family to family. For instance, nuclear families were seriously affected than joint families owing to limited family members and lack of social-economic support. Subsequently, the functions (socialization), social organizations, (re) production, stability, reputation, authority, socio-emotional security of the nuclear families were seriously disturbed. On the other hand, joint families were found least affected due to socio-economic support of family members. However, social reputation of joint families was affected due to stigma associated with ID. Mothers in the nuclear families were badly affected as compared to fathers due to patriarchal structure and poorinstitutional support. Subsequently, they faced social exclusion, social stigma and taunt, strain relations with spouse, and their non-disable children. Unlike mothers, fathers were affected less, yet as guardians and breadwinners’ fathers face financial burden in fulfilling the ‘special needs’ of intellectually challenged children. Such extra financial burden also affected the educational, medical, and nutritional needs ofthe non-disable children. Byemploying ‘social model ofdisability’, patriarchy, lack of education and lack of governmentinterest in recognizing ID as a serious disability, were the major barrier that had crippled families in dealing with such children. Moreover, the indifferent attitude of government made the institutions of special education and social welfare ineffective; consequently, these institutions failed to mitigate the miseries ofsuch families.
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.uop.edu.pk/123456789/424
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Social Work, University of Peshawar. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTh-14729
dc.titleEffects of Child with Intellectual Disability on Families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
dc.typeThesis
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