Participation of young children with developmental disabilities: parental needs and strategies, a qualitative thematic analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Participation refers to a person's involvement in activities and roles that provide interaction with others as well as engagement in family and community activities. Young children with developmental disabilities (DD) such as attention deficit hyperactive disorder, autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder are limited in their participation compared with their typically developing peers. This study aimed to obtain information regarding parental needs and strategies used to enable their child's participation.

Design

A thematic inductive approach with in-depth interviews was used to explore parental experiences. Eleven women and two men, between 30 and 40 years of age, who had a child (4-9 years old) with a DD diagnosis based on Diagnostic and

SUBMITTER: Coussens M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8021744 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature