The Social ION
Year : 2018, Volume : 7, Issue : 1
First page : ( 60) Last page : ( 66)
Print ISSN : 2319-3581. Online ISSN : 2456-7523.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2456-7523.2018.00008.3

Support systems of mothers of children with intellectual disability: Availability, utilization and impact

Dr. Kaur Hardeep

Assistant Professor Department of Social Work, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India Email: hardeepkaur66@gmail.com

Online published on 24 August, 2018.

Abstract

Mothers are the primary caregivers to most of the children with intellectual disabilities. The extensive care giving generates lot of problems among them. This role of care giving may have sombre impact on the mothers themselves and on the fabric of relationships around them. Sometimes the consequences of their role as a care giver to their child can be seen on the family as a whole. It may also radically reduce the amount of quality time available for the siblings of the child with disability. Apart from this behavioural problems of the child with intellectual disability may contribute to their emotional concerns. Financial constraints due to either co morbid conditions of the child or the other additional expenditures may prove to be taxing for the family as a whole and the mother in specific. Overall availability of social support facilitates the upbringing of the child with disability. This paper outlines the availability, utilization and impact of support systems (grandparents, siblings, relatives, friends, hired caregiver) for mothers of children with intellectual disability.

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Keywords

Support System, Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability.

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