An Exploration into Dysfunction and Stress in Indian Families with Children having Specific Learning Disabilities

The prevalence, pattern and severity of dysfunction and parental stress among Indian families with children with specific learning disabilities is observed. The dissertation aims to explore whether there is a significant difference in dysfunctional family including relationship patterns in families and domains od dysfunctionality like communication, organization, support, beliefs about deviant beliefs and cohesion in parents with children with and without specific learning disabilities. The dissertation also observed the difference in stress associated with raising a child with special needs and a child with typical development and family problems and dysfunctions associated with the same. Past literature shows a gap in studies of dysfunction in family with children having specific learning disabilities. Therefore, the following study examines family variables of dysfunctionality and stress o parents. For the same a sample of 100 participants were collected, parents with children having specific learning disabilities(n=50) and parents with children having typical development(n-50). The result showed significant difference in dysfunction and stress in parent with children having specific learning disabilities and parents with children having typical development. Further demographics of age and gender were examined. The present study showed practical and theoretical implications in research on specific learning disabilities.