Abstract
Introduction Learning disabilities cannot be cured but they can be treated successfully and children with learning disabilities can go to live happy and successful lives. Learning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner usually caused by an unknown factor or factors .The unknown factor is the disorder that affects the brains ability to receive and process information .This disorder can make it problematic for a person to learn as quickly or in the same way as someone who isnt affected by a learning disability .Learning disability have trouble performing specific types of skills or completing task if left to figure things out by themselves or if taught in conventional ways.Objectives 1. To assess the existing level of knowledge of parents regarding the learning disability of autistic children in selected special school Bangalore.2. To assess the post-test knowledge level of parents regarding the learning disabilities of autism children in selected special school Bangalore.3.To assess the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge of parents regarding learning disabilities of autism children.4.To find out the association between pre and post-test knowledge score with selected score of the parents in a selected demographic variables.Design Quasi - experimental one group pre-test and post-test design was selected for the study. 30 parents in Navachethana trust was recruited by non probability purposive sampling method. Necessary administrative permission was obtained from concerned authority. Structured interview schedule was used to elicit the baseline data and structured questionnaire were used to elicit the knowledge of parents.Setting The study was conducted in Navachethana trust situated in Banashankari Bangalore.Result The study revealed that among10 33 parents had moderately adequate knowledge 20 parents 67 parents had adequate knowledge in the post-test score on learning disabilities. There was no inadequate knowledge found in the post-test. The mean pre-test knowledge score of parents in the special school was 18.5 whereas the mean post-test knowledge score was 24.56. The obtainedlsquotrsquo value for knowledge was 18.37 lsquoprsquo value was 3.92.Conclusion The study concluded that the information booklet on learning disabilities carried out in the study was found to be effective in improving the knowledge of parents as evidenced by the significant change between pre-test and post-test knowledge score.
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