Identification of stress in Latino families who have young exceptional children

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The Latino population in the US is growing and there are many stressors that can accompany life in a new country; much more so when a family has a child with special needs. The aim of the present study is to explore the experiences and stressors of Latino families in Eastern North Carolina who have young exceptional children. A sample of 10 parents completed modified, translated versions of a widely used stress index along with a questionnaire that specifically addressed experiences and challenges regarding adaptation to a new culture and parenting children with special needs. The stress index contained items from both parent and child characteristic domains. Parents ranked each item on a scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree, and answered translated, open-ended questions with the available assistance of a translator. Significant, positive correlations were observed between certain parent and child domains. Qualitative responses were also analyzed, with themes surfacing such a

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