Women's perceptions of how their dyslexia impacts on their mothering

被引:4
作者
Skinner, Tina [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bath, Dept Social & Policy Sci, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
关键词
dyslexia; identity; life-stories; intersection; mothering; disability; reframing; EXPERIENCES; MOTHERHOOD;
D O I
10.1080/09687599.2012.695526
中图分类号
R49 [康复医学];
学科分类号
100215 ;
摘要
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 childs needs.
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页码:81 / 95
页数:15
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