Behavioural Characteristics and Behavioural Disturbances among Children with Intellectual Disability

Abstract

The present study investigated Behavioural Characteristics and Behavioural Disturbances among 60 children with intellectually disabled or mentally retarded and 60 normal children (30 males &30 females).The age of the children ranged between 10 to 12 years. Mentally retarded children were taken from special schools for the mentally retarded children of Ranchi and normal children were taken from different schools of Ranchi town. Mothers of both groups of children rated the behaviour characteristics and  disturbances of the children on the excitability rating scale and behavioural assessment scale for Indian children with mental retardation (BASIC-MR,Part-B).Results indicated that total problem scores varied significantly according to the IQ level (retarded & normal) and gender of the subjects. In both groups male showed higher level of excitability and behavioural disturbances than female.