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J Dev Behav Pediatr
; 2(2): 39-43, 1981 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7263867
ABSTRACT
Studies of the child-rearing competency of mentally retarded parents are few and based primarily on deinstitutionalized populations; results have been equivocal. A checklist devised to assess intellectual limitation in parents led to the identification of 45 families with an intellectually limited parent in the course of evaluations of 370 children in a pediatric development clinic. It became evident that the presence of a benefactor was crucial in enabling limited parents to meet community expectations. Identification of parental limitations is seen as a prerequisite to essential modifications in service delivery to both parents and children.