Muhammad Nabeel Helal, Imran Mushtaq.
Stigma faced by the parents of children & adolescents with intellectual disability and mental illnesses.
J Pak Psych Soc Jan ;9(1):44.

A 17 year old girl from Pakistani origin, brought up in the UK and is the eldest among the seven siblings (six girls and one brother) and all of them live in a two bedroom house with their parents. She has been known to the CAMHS services since 2008 and has a diagnosis of Moderate learning disability and Schizophrenia. She had two inpatient admissions to an adolescent inpatient unit. Both the parents are supportive towards her but have really struggled to understand her difficulties and have always tried to look for a cure to sort out her problems. They struggle to take on board the behavioural management techniques that are required to help her change some of her behaviours, which then leads to crisis situations. Parents were keen for her to continue in the mainstream school despite of her struggle which resulted in educational failure. Children and adolescents with learning disability are at significantly increased risk of certain forms of Psychiatric disorder. Increased attention has been paid to identifying and responding to the mental health needs of children and adolescent with learning disability.

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