Explain How Might Having A Child With A Disability Affect The Family
2. How might having a child with a disability affect the family?
The birth of a baby is generally anticipated with great vigor and expectations of a prosperous future. This excitement may disappear with the birth of a disabled babies. It does not matter if the handicap is blindness, retardation or a physical abnormity. The family into which this child is born will transform in some ways.(Özşenol 2003)
This paper will focus on the effect a handicapped child may have on his family. A specific disability will not be addressed since parental reaction to almost any disability appears to have the same effect. Research seems to show that the severity of the handicap and the degree of dependency by the child on his family is the most significant …show more content…
As with children in a general education background, those with special needs have their own strengths and weaknesses. Few children may have recognizable disabilities, such as children with cerebral palsy who is in a wheelchair or a child with vision difficulties who wears glasses. Other children, while not having been diagnosed with a specific disability, may exhibit challenging behaviors that interrupt the daily routine.
Children may have a nonspecific diagnosis, such as developmental delay. Pediatricians and other medical professionals often prefer this diagnosis for young children, since it indicates that, given time and a chance, the child may “catch up” in the fields in which they are currently behind. Children with special needs learn best in a natural environment. In other instances, a child may be “at risk” for a disability because of environmental situations or due to a chronic health condition, such as a depressed immune system or chronic asthma. At risk does not mean that the child has a particular disability; it simply means that there is a high probability that, without intervention, the child will develop a permanent delay.(Seferoğlu SS
The birth of a baby is generally anticipated with great vigor and expectations of a prosperous future. This excitement may disappear with the birth of a disabled babies. It does not matter if the handicap is blindness, retardation or a physical abnormity. The family into which this child is born will transform in some ways.(Özşenol 2003)
This paper will focus on the effect a handicapped child may have on his family. A specific disability will not be addressed since parental reaction to almost any disability appears to have the same effect. Research seems to show that the severity of the handicap and the degree of dependency by the child on his family is the most significant …show more content…
As with children in a general education background, those with special needs have their own strengths and weaknesses. Few children may have recognizable disabilities, such as children with cerebral palsy who is in a wheelchair or a child with vision difficulties who wears glasses. Other children, while not having been diagnosed with a specific disability, may exhibit challenging behaviors that interrupt the daily routine.
Children may have a nonspecific diagnosis, such as developmental delay. Pediatricians and other medical professionals often prefer this diagnosis for young children, since it indicates that, given time and a chance, the child may “catch up” in the fields in which they are currently behind. Children with special needs learn best in a natural environment. In other instances, a child may be “at risk” for a disability because of environmental situations or due to a chronic health condition, such as a depressed immune system or chronic asthma. At risk does not mean that the child has a particular disability; it simply means that there is a high probability that, without intervention, the child will develop a permanent delay.(Seferoğlu SS