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Reducing handicap in impaired children requires addressing multiple factors beyond just the disability. Intervention must consider direct and indirect contributing elements for effective support.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Disability Studies
- Rehabilitation Science
Background:
- Children with impairments often experience significant handicap.
- Handicap is a complex outcome influenced by various factors.
- Previous approaches may have focused narrowly on the impairment itself.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the multifaceted factors contributing to handicap in children with impairments.
- To propose a comprehensive approach to reducing handicap.
- To highlight the need for holistic intervention strategies.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of factors contributing to handicap.
- Categorization of contributing factors into direct and indirect groups.
- Literature review and conceptual framework development.
Main Results:
- Handicap results from a complex interplay of factors.
- Factors can be broadly classified into those directly and indirectly related to the disability.
- Effective handicap reduction necessitates addressing all contributing elements.
Conclusions:
- Intervention must extend beyond treating the impairment.
- A comprehensive strategy targeting all contributing factors is crucial for reducing handicap.
- Holistic support is essential for improving the lives of children with impairments.
Abstract:
An examination is made of factors that contribute to handicap in children with impairments. Handicap is seen to be caused by a complex coalescence of factors which can be divided into three groups associated directly and indirectly with the presenting disability. It is argued that, for there to be a reduction in the level of handicap experienced by the impaired child, then consideration must be given to intervention in all aspects of the contributing factors and not just in the treatment of the impairment itself.