Community Development Authority: Parents' mistaken belief that cruelty will protect them from exploitation and abuse
Girls with intellectual disabilities are more vulnerable to violence and beatings
Maryam Al Hammadi: Director of the Department of People of Determination, Community Development Authority in Dubai.
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Recent data issued by the Community Development Authority in Dubai showed that girls of determination with intellectual disabilities are more vulnerable to violence and beatings, as a result of parents' mistaken belief that cruelty to them will protect them from committing mistakes or being exploited and abused by others.
The director of the People of Determination Department at the authority, Maryam Al Hammadi, revealed to "Emirates Today" that the reports of specialists in the authority, about cases of abuse and violence against people of determination, based on the cases that were reported, during the past months, showed that females of different ages They are the most vulnerable to violence and beatings by parents as an educational tool, thinking that beating will instill in the girl the concepts that she must absorb and act on based on, the most important of which is not to leave the house alone, and not to talk to strangers on the street.
She indicated that these fathers are not aware of the difficulty of the bad psychological situation, and the low degree of perception and comprehension of girls of determination who have mental disability or mental illness, and that they do not seek support or help from the competent authorities and experts, so that they can understand the condition of their daughters, and train in ways Correct dealing with them.
Al-Hammadi explained that a girl can go out without anyone noticing, and disappear hours before the family can find her, which is a great fear for the family, for fear of being attacked or physically or mentally harmed by a stranger in the street.
She added that some girls who have intellectual disability behave in a way that frightens parents, and puts them under psychological pressure, but that in no way justifies hitting them, and the use of violence is a method of discipline and education, following up that making sure that the girl is inside the house and constantly following her is the responsibility of the parents or those in charge of Taking care of her, and the behavior of girls with intellectual disabilities must be matched by understanding, patience, and containment and not violence, because punishment for beating or abuse is forbidden in law and humanity.
Al-Hammadi stressed that the concerned authorities in the country cooperate in implementing plans and implementing programs, through which they aspire to reduce the harm and abuse that people of determination may suffer as a result of any reason, with the aim of protecting this group most in need of care and attention, and ensuring that they can practice life normally. Like all members of society, pointing out that the authority supports its plans related to caring and protecting the rights of people of determination by launching a hotline, to receive reports of abuse cases and various inquiries, and to direct families to the correct procedures, to benefit from the care and support programs for people of determination.
Intellectual and social legacies
Scientific reports issued by educators and psychologists emphasized the variation in the ways parents raise their children, which sometimes results in mistakes that affect the physical and psychological health of children.
Experts attributed the use of wrong methods in dealing with children to overlapping factors, related to the level of education, culture, degree of awareness, and the nature of the societies in which they live, which are governed by a repository of false intellectual and social legacies and non-scientific, in addition to their link, as well as, to the living conditions and the health and psychological state, both of the parents. Or the children, which in turn control, at times, the type and form of dealing with the child, his personality and problems.
Maryam Al Hammadi:
- "The behavior of girls with an intellectual disability must be matched by understanding, patience, and containment ... and not violence."
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It cooperates in the implementation of plans and programs to reduce harm and abuse to people of determination.
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