Benin Metropolis Perception

This research investigates the perception of parental attitudes toward early intervention services for children with intellectual disability in some selected schools in Benin metropolis Benin city. The related literatures are reviewed on the theoretical framework,the concept of intellectual disability,causes of intellectual disability,general classification of intellectual disability ,characteristics of people with intellectual disability,stages of human development ,the concept of early intervention services available for children with intellectual disability etc In carrying out this research work, a structured questionnaire is developed to get people’s opinion on the perception of parental attitudes towards early intervention services for children with intellectual disability. The questionnaire contains two sections i.e. section A which contains the demographic data of the respondents while section B contains twenty questions raised on the subject of the study. Forty five questionnaires were personally administered by the researchers with the help and guidance of the researchers’ supervisor and the results are analyzed with the use of simple percentage and demographic table and it is also discussed in the chapter four. Based on the outcome of the findings, it was concluded that early intervention services play a positive role in the life of children with intellectual disability and it was concluded that parents has positive perception and attitude towards early intervention services. Based on the findings, the researcher put some recommendations forward, part of which includes: Early intervention services should be made available in schools were students with special needs are integrated.