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Women’s perceptions of how their dyslexia impacts on their mothering.
- Source :
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Disability & Society . Jan2013, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p81-95. 15p. 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Women with children have been depicted as struggling to justify themselves in the shadow of intensive mothering ideology. However, little is said about women who have a disability such as dyslexia, and how disability may intersect with intensive mothering ideology to present additional challenges. In this paper, life-story interviews are drawn upon to start to unpack the ways in which mothering and dyslexia may intersect. The themes discussed include: fear and perceived challenges of having a child with dyslexia; how mothers perceived their impairments manifest in their mothering, including poor organisational skills, short-term memory, reading and spelling; and how mothers may attempt to reframe the apparent contradiction between a ‘good’ mother and a mother with dyslexia by, for example, portraying themselves as a positive role-model for their child and better able to identify and cater for their child’s needs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09687599
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Disability & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 84103349
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.695526