Condensation of play activity in normal children and a mentally retarded child.

1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryoko Ito ◽  
Hideo Kanda ◽  
Hiroko Sato
Keyword(s):  
Retarded Child ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Play Activity

PARENTS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN: PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND PHYCOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Ali ◽  
A. Al-Shatti
Keyword(s):  
Retarded Child ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Child Counseling ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children ◽  
Neuroticism Scale

This study was designed to assess the personality characteristics and psychological problems of parents of mentally retarded children. Seventy-six parents, whose mean age was 42.12 yr with SD 10.15. 38 of mentally retarded and 38 of normal children, were investigated. A Bengali version of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire was used to measure the psychoticism, neuroticism and extraversion-introversion responses of the parents. Results showed that parents of mentally retarded children had significantly higher scores only on the neuroticism scale, indicating that they were more emotionally unstable than the parents of normal children. The findings were discussed in terms of certain constraining factors associated with having a mentally retarded child. Counseling programmes for these parents should take into account these factors.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Prenatal and Perinatal Factors with the Incidence of Mental Retardation Among Children in Padang City 2017

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Marzatia Yulika ◽  
Abdiana Abdiana ◽  
Ulvi Mariati
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Retarded Child ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Perinatal Factors ◽  
Normal Children

Mental retardation is a condition of intellectual function that is below the average before the age of 18 years. Almost 83 million people around the world are estimated to have mental retardation. With 41 million have long term mental disability. Although the main cause of mental retardation is still fully unknown, prenatal and perinatal factors are suspected to be the risk factors for this. This study aims to determine the relationship between prenatal and perinatal factors with the incidence of mental retardation among children in Padang City.This was an observational analytic study with case control design. Population of this study divided into two, the case population ( all mothers of  mentally retarded child) and control population (all mothers of normal children). The sample was 49 people taken by cluster sampling with the comparison case : control (1:1). Data collected by questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using Chi Square.The result of this study showed that there is a significant relationship between prenatal and perinatal factors such as maternal age (OR=8.4; 95% CI 2.8-24.9; P=<0.001), father’s age (OR=2.4; 95% CI 1.1-5.6; P=<0.043), parity (OR=4.01; 95% CI 1.7-9.4; P=<0.002), asphyxia (OR=23.2; 95% CI 2.9-184.1; P=<0.001) and birth weight (OR=9.3; 95% CI 1.1-78.04; P=<0.031) with the incidence of mental retardation. Factors which does not have a significant relationship in this study are hypertension in pregnancy (P=0.617), prematurity (P=0.111) and type of labor (P=0.132).Parents < 20 years old or ≥35 years old and having parity ≥3 would be more at risk to have mentally retarded child. New born with asphyxia and born weight < 2500 grams are also at risk for mental retardationTherefore it is advisable forpeople to avoid the risk of pregnancy by age and medical attention during pregnancy to avoid the occurrence of low birth weight and asphyxia at birth.

Creative Opportunities for the Retarded Child (Six illustrated booklets containing advice and practical information about arts and handicrafts for the parents, nurse, social volunteer or vocational worker who has daily contact with a handicapped child), by H. Cornelia Hollander, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971, $10.00

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 937-938
Author(s):  
Jean K. MacCubrey
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Retarded Child ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
Arts And Crafts ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Daily Contact ◽  
Practical Information ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children

In six illustrated booklets Cornelia Hollander has set forth a rationale and directions for an arts and crafts program for handicapped children. The first booklet describes how a group of parents and teachers of mentally retarded children organized a workshop to teach "uncreative adults" skills that they in turn could teach their handicapped children." The succeeding booklets deal, respectively, with finger painting and simple print making, drawing and painting, clay and other dimensional media, stitchery, and woodworking and odds and ends.

Color Blindness in Mentally Retarded Children

1969 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 609-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome D. Schein ◽  
John A. Salvia
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
General Population ◽  
Color Vision ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Color Blindness ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Color Blind ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children

Recent studies of mentally retarded children have found substantially higher rates of color blindness than are usually reported for the general population. In 2 of these studies, sex differences in color blindness, invariably found in intellectually normal children, do not appear. Reanalysis of data from one of the studies of retarded children suggests the possibility that the high rates arise from the difficulty in comprehending the test and following the directions rather than from faulty color vision. However, even if the number of color blind retarded children is actually lower than these studies show, the need for research on this topic seems apparent. Using color dependent instructional materials with color blind, mentally retarded children may be detrimental.

scholarly journals Verpleging van die geestesvertraagde kind in die gemeenskap

Curationis ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S.J. Moolman
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Retarded Child ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Multi Disciplinary Team

There is a shift in emphasis in nursing care of the mentally retarded child in the community. Firstly, the child must be identified and then his condition is evaluated, usually by a multi-disciplinary team. A decision must then be made whether the child will be cared for in the community. The nurse assists the parent or guardian in training for independence which includes self-care, use of toilet, personal hygiene, and dressing. Training in various perceptual and motor skills are also included in the nursing care plan. The nurse makes follow-up visits to evaluate progress and adapts the nursing care plan as necessary. She also has an important role in encouraging and guiding the parents. Nursing the mentally retarded child in the community requires specialised knowledge — and a lot of love.

Comparison of the WISC-R Patterns of Children of Average and Exceptional Ability

1983 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. P. J. Schmidt ◽  
D. H. Saklofske
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Exceptional Groups ◽  
Diagnostic Usefulness ◽  
Verbal Performance

This study investigated the diagnostic usefulness of WISC-R Verbal-Performance IQ discrepancies, subtest scatter, and Bannatyne's subtest recategorizations with educationally normal and exceptional groups of children. The subjects for this study were four groups of 74 learning disabled, 24 mentally retarded, 94 gifted, and 85 educationally normal children. No significant differences in discrepancies in Verbal-Performance IQs occurred among the four groups although learning disabled children more often showed Performance > Verbal discrepancies. No differences were found between the samples in the amount of subtest scatter. Group differences were noted in the patterns of scores on Bannatyne's recategorizations.

scholarly journals Sensories-motoriese stimulasieen leerprogram vir geestesvertraagde voorskoolse kinders

Curationis ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
S.W. Wentzel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
School Children ◽  
Retarded Child ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Teaching Programme

This study was carried out in order to establish sensorymotor stimulation and teaching programmes for mentally retarded pre-school children in the community. A structure was created for the launching of such a programme. It was found that regression was prevented and slight but valuable improvement was effected in cases where a mentally retarded child was actively involved in a stimulation and teaching programme. The researcher considers such programmes as an important component of the mental health service in any community.

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