Families with a Mentally Retarded Child

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter focuses upon research dealing with families severely and profoundly mentally retarded children rather than those whose have been designated as “mildly ”. Individuals mild mental retardation form a separate population, they ordinarily present different set of problems for their parents siblings. Most family on classified having has centered factors in the etiology disability not effects child relationships. Three strands who are discussed. The first consists studies that focus impact birth and/or presence internal dynamics family; this strand will be described medical or clinical model second means use to maintain community ties while coping retardation; applying perspective based labeling theory dramaturgical model. third interaction between stresses commitments; is utilizing organization perspective.