المهارات النفس حرکیة وعلاقتها بإدارة الذات لدى الأطفال المعاقین عقلیاً القابلین للتعلم Psychomotor Skills and Its Relation to Self-Management for Educable Mentally Retarded Children

Self-Concept in Mothers of Educable Mentally Retarded Children

Dear Editor, Birth of a mentally retarded child in every family is considered as a challenging event (1). In a typical family the maximum pressure is on mother (2). According to statistics by Iran’s state welfare organization in 2006, there are about 2008000 disabled people in Iran, of whom 28795 have mental disabilities (3). However, the problems of families and mothers having children with me...

Adjustment problems of Educable Mentally Retarded

The study examined the adjustment problems of educable mentally retarded students of Ranchi (India). The total sample in the study consisted of 200 subjects – out of which 100 served as experimental group (mentally retarded) and 100 as normal control. The subjects in the experimental group were selected from the schools of mentally retarded and normal control subjects were selected from differe...

self-concept in mothers of educable mentally retarded children

Evaluation of the self-concept of mothers with educable mentally retarded (EMR) children

Background and Purpose: Birth of a mentally retarded child is a significant challenge in every family and is associated with the possibility of parental stress and depression. This study aimed to evaluate the self-concept of mothers with educable mentally retarded (EMR) children. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 40 mothers with EMR children in the only special primary...

Effectiveness of Multimedia Education Program on the Development of Self-Help and Life Skills in Educable, Mentally Retarded Students

Objectives: Multimedia messages are designed considering how the human brain functions as opposed to other forms of media that are not planned accordingly. They are likely to lead to more effective and meaningful learning. In the cognitive theory of multimedia learning, it is assumed, firstly, that the human information processing system has two separate channels for processing: visual and audi...