Pustaka Ilmiah Universitas Padjadjaran

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Health Communication At the Family with Special Needs Children (Epilepsy)

This is a qualitative research on how a family with special needs children (epilepsy) cope their communication problem concerning medical and non medical treatment, the people around the family such as their grand parents, neighbors and school, and the obstacles were faced by the family. Parent with special need child try all possible medical and non medical alternatives such as psychologist, neurologist, therapist in the forms as sport activities, massages and concentration increasing ability , energy transfer and recently bring the child to Singapore to get information and medication from the doctor specialized on epilepsy genetic. Meanwhile, the communication problem were faced by the family is communication with the extended family whom is considered to be much harder than communication with neighbor and school. The obstacles of treating the child come from the grandparents who always give permission for some activities which are prohibited by the parent.