Gamarra Choque PM, Rivera Arellano EG, Reynosa Navarro E, Méndez Vergaray J, Huayta-Franco YJ, Muñante Toledo MF. Children with severe disabilities: adaptation, virtual education, and prospects. Experiences of three Peruvian mothers, COVID-19 context.
J Med Life 2022;
15:43-51. [PMID:
35186135 PMCID:
PMC8852640 DOI:
10.25122/jml-2021-0330]
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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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