`Research and compile an abstract of 1 significant social issue in the field of special education.

Research

Theme : why parents refuse to

acknowledge any signs of disability

in children

Objective : A growing child with abstraction problems e .g .learning disabilities (LD ) and attention-deficit hyperactivity dis (ADHD presents a far-difficult challenge for parents , teachers and therapists alike in that the subject is perceived to be normal ' but given the current social climate , is forced to conform to a unique pattern of behavior and responsibilities common to others which he is unable to the aim of this study is to gain an insightful perspective into why parents

fail to recognize minor disability signs in their children and how expert knowledge can help them better understand their children special needs

A 1996 Barker Foundation survey on 500 adopted children showed that nearly one-third of them suffered some kind of LD or ADHD difficulties in their growth phase of life (Stuart , 2003 , the higher index attributed to the fact that parents of adopted children seek cognitive therapy more often than the general population indicating the problem is deeper than what was earlier thought (Stuart , 2003 . It is self-evident that a combination of poor prenatal care (drug /alcohol abuse , birth complications , chronic stress in early parts of childhood and genetic disabilities (Stuart , 2003 ) result in a problematic situation for the child which can be only overcome when parents at least recognize that there is a problem

According to Dr . Larry B . Silver , LD is a neurological dis in that the functioning of a child 's brain is contingent on the particular application area which is wired according to the functions , and usage of the cortex (Silver ,

.3 . Therefore , language skills , muscle (motor skills , thinking (cognitive skills ) and organization skills are wired differently and any deficiency in one area (according to the four reasons suggested earlier ) can result in an LD which can , only be overcome through therapy (Silver ,

.5 . Lest the parents fail to recognize the problem , the child is bound to suffer during his school years and develop a deep inferiority complex (Silver ,

.7 . Dyslexia is one of the off-shoots of LD

A much-less prevalent condition , ADHD , which afflicts two million American kids can result in any of these allied symptoms : hyperactivity (a bullish go-go attitude , inattention (easily gets distracted by irrelevant sounds /movement ) and impulsive behavior (NIMH , 2006 . Recent studies show that ADHD is a much-curable condition if identified at an earlier stage by concerned parents : with proper diagnosis and the right medication , the child grows up (Silver ,

.84 , many of the social ills borne out of ADHD problems will disappear from the surface . Apparently parents have a sense of duty and responsibility to watch out for any of these abnormal signs in their children and not be biased in interpreting them

The question here is why parents fail to recognize signs of disability in their children when it makes so much impact into their overall sense of well-being . According to a medical fact sheet for undiagnosed children suffering from LD /ADHD problems , there...