anxiety, disruptive behaviours and self absorbed problems of children with moderate intellectual disability

The present study is an attempt to find out the prevalence of anxiety, disruptive behaviour and self absorbed problems of children with moderate intellectual disability (IQ: 35-55). Sample comprised of 37 children randomly selected from 3 special schools for mentally retarded children in Pondicherry. (Mean 11.5 years). Tools used were Binet Kamat test of intelligence (BKT) Vineland social maturity scale (VSMS) and Developmental behaviour checklist teacher version (DBC – T) Results reveal that gender difference was significant in influencing the anxiety and self absorbed problems of children with moderate intellectual disability, whereas age and area differences were not significant.