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Emotional and behavioural problems in children with visual impairment, intellectual and multiple disabilities

S Alimovic1

  • 1Mali dom, Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. sonja@malidom.hr

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research : JIDR
|May 9, 2012
PubMed

Insights

Children with intellectual disability and visual impairment exhibit more emotional and behavioral issues. Intellectual disability significantly impacts these problems more than visual impairment alone.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Clinical psychology
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Children with multiple impairments face more complex developmental challenges than those with single impairments.
  • Understanding the interplay of co-occurring conditions is crucial for effective intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare emotional and behavioral problems in children with intellectual disability (ID) and visual impairment against those with single ID, single visual impairment, and typical development.
  • To determine the relative impact of ID and visual impairment on behavioral outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving children aged 4-11 years.
  • Utilized the 'Child Behavior Check List/4-18' (CBCL/4-18), Parent Report, for assessment.
  • Included groups with combined ID and visual impairment, single ID, single visual impairment, and typical development.

Main Results:

  • Children with both ID and visual impairment showed significantly more emotional and behavioral problems compared to other groups (P < 0.001).
  • Attention problems were most pronounced in all groups with impairments.
  • Children with visual impairment, with or without ID, reported more somatic complaints.

Conclusions:

  • Intellectual disability has a greater influence on the prevalence and type of emotional and behavioral problems than visual impairment.
  • Co-occurring intellectual disability exacerbates behavioral challenges in children with visual impairment.
Abstract

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