Stress faced by teachers working in school for differently abled

Special schools are institute dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescent with pediatric development disabilities, learning disorders, and behavioral problems through patient care, special education, research and professional training. Special educator's ar the most stressed personals among teachers due to their huge workload, pressures and frustration in dealing with peoples with various degree of disabilities. This study mainly focuses on socioeconomic profile, roles and responsibilities and problems faced by teachers. A survey was conducted among four schools in Kerala from which 60 special educators were taken as sample for study by convenient sampling. The research design used for study is descriptive research design that is the information is collected without changing the environment. From the study we have come to the conclusion that these special educators are facing stress in their professional life. The special school teachers are facing a lot of challenges as the study revealed that they are constantly under different kinds of stress. Thought they took up this job with dedication, now they feel overwhelmed and upset. The personality of these teachers is a calling who are out to carve the tender ones who need special care and training.