مدى معرفة أولياء الأمور بخدمات التدخل المبكر للإعاقة الفكرية بقانون التربية الخاصة الأمريكي المتمركزة نحو الأسرة

الملخص EN

According to individuals with disabilities education law U.S act (IDEA).

the aim of this study is to identify the extent of knowledge of parents of the importance of family focused early intervention programs for children with mental disabilities.

it also aims to identify the most important services in the family focused early intervention programs, according to the individuals with disabilities education act (IDEA).

in addition, the study sought to determine the existence of any statistically significant differences regarding the most prominent services in family centered early intervention programs according to individuals with disabilities education act (IDEA) related to (sex, age and academic qualification variables), it also aimed to identify the extent of parents' awareness of the importance of family centered early intervention programs for children with intellectual disabilities.

in order to achieve the results of the study, the researcher used the descriptive analytic approach ; the researcher designed a questionnaire (the instrument of the study) depending on five-point Likert scale, the questionnaire consisted of two dimensions ; the first dimension related to the prominent services in family centered early intervention programs, while the second dimension was dedicated to discuss parents' awareness of the importance of family centered early intervention programs for children with intellectual disabilities.

the community of the study consisted of the parents of children with intellectual disabilities in the city of Riyadh in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the academic year (1433 / 1434 h).

the sample includes all study population consisting of institutes and intellectual education programs in Riyadh.

the results of the study showed that children in the early intervention stage did not receive appropriate therapeutic and rehabilitative services and that parents had a lack of knowledge of the services provided to children in the early intervention stage and that the services provided in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia do not rise to the level of the mentioned services by educating individuals with special needs in IDEA 2004.