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This study deal with intellectual disability and its impact on family members in Perla, Kasargod D.T, Kerala. Intellectual disability means different things to different people. It is not a simple phenomenon and the lives of individuals who are retarded can be complicated. An intellectually challenged person is whose mental age develops at a slower rate than normal children and does not achieve full intellectual functions of a normal adult. Intellectual disability generally refers to substantial growth and is manifested in inappropriate or immature reactions to one’s environment and below average performance in the academic, psychological, physical and social domains. Accepting such children becomes very difficult to parents, family members and care takers. The objectives of the research are: To identify the effect of intellectual disability on the family; And to find out how psychological, physical, economic and social problems affect the family members of mentally disabled children. The study design used is essentially qualitative descriptive research. Qualitative descriptions are based on some quality or characteristic rather than on some quantity or measured value. Descriptive research design is a research method that describes the characteristics of the population or phenomenon that is being studied. This methodology focuses more on the of the research subject rather than the why of the research subject. This study reveals that family members face physical, psychological, economic and social problems. |
