2022, Volume 15, Issue 1, pp 43 – 51

Children with severe disabilities: adaptation, virtual education, and prospects. Experiences of three Peruvian mothers, COVID-19 context

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Corresponding Author: Enaidy Reynosa Navarro, Science and Technology Research Institute, César Vallejo University, Trujillo, Peru. E-mail: ereynosa@ucv.edu.pe

Abstract

This study aimed to reveal and investigate mothers’ experiences of students with severe disabilities regarding learning in distance education in Lima-Peru. This is a phenomenological study focused on understanding the world of mothers regarding the education of their children with severe disabilities. Their discourse focused on four categories: being the mother of a child with severe disability, pandemic category, virtual education, and family prospects. The participants were three mothers of children with Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Cerebral Palsy. An in-depth interview structured in 26 questions was used, applied face to face. With distance education, the mothers consider that their children’s abilities and skills have assumed a leading role, developed creativity, and employed various strategies to comply with school activities. In addition, it also strengthened their family ties despite the pandemic.

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PMC ID: 8852640
PubMed ID: 35186135
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2021-0330

Article Publishing Date (print): 1 2022
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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