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Challenges Faced by Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities studying in Government and Private Schools during Lockdown Due to COVID-19 in Lahore
Abstract
The present study was conducted find out the challenges faced by parents of children with intellectual disabilities due to lockdown during COVID-19 across Lahore, Pakistan. It was included a sample of 67 parents (59 = mothers and eight = fathers). Parents of children with intellectual disabilities living in Lahore were the population of the study. A purposive sampling technique was employed to select the sample of the course. The researchers used a self-developed questionnaire, including six perspectives related to challenges faced by parents of children with intellectual disabilities during lockdown due to COVID-19 in Punjab. Researchers have applied descriptive and non-parametric analysis procedures through the SPSS. Mean value (30.2090) of Medical perspectives of parental challenges and mean value(22.8209) of Professional needs-based parental challenges of children with intellectual disabilities revealed that to a great extent, parents of both government and private schools are facing severe difficulties in arranging supplementary aids related to the medical and professional services for children in Punjab during lockdown due to COVID-19.It is concluded that there was no association between parental education and facing challenges, and parents of both government and private schools were facing almost the same kind of challenges.
Authors
Hina Fazil
Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Hina Hadayat Ali
Ph. D Scholar, Department of Special Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Sidra Anser
Ph. D Scholar, Department of Special Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
