Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2004

Journal Title

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volume Number

37

Issue Number

6

First Page

530

Last Page

533

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/00222194040370060801

Version

Publisher PDF: the final published version of the article, with professional formatting and typesetting

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
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Abstract

This response focuses on the effects of the current construction of learning disabilities (LD) on families of children from devalued racial/ethnic groups. Agreeing with the arguments of Reid and Valle, we add that parents from such groups are further disenfranchised because they are not participants in the critical discourse surrounding LD and because of the persistent belief that their parenting skills are deficient. We also suggest that the expectation of parental advocacy may be alien to parents whose cultures do not embrace an individualist perspective. Professionals can improve their responses to such parents by an understanding of the principle of cultural reciprocity.

Notes

Kalyanpur, M. & Harry, E. Impact of the Social Construction of LD on Culturally Diverse Families: A Response to Reid and Valle, Journal of Learning Disabilities (v. 37.6) pp. 530-533. Copyright © 2004 (Sage Journals). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00222194040370060801

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