Everyday Life Situations of School-aged Children with Severe Disabilities: What are the goals for the future? An exploratory study.
- Författare
- Adolfsson M, Westerberg C, Möller K.
- Titel
- Everyday Life Situations of School-aged Children with Severe Disabilities: What are the goals for the future? An exploratory study.
- Utgivningsår
- 2014
- Tidskrift
- Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment
- Volym
- 2
- Häfte
- 1
- Sidor
- 21-32
- Sammanfattning
This study investigated present and future everyday life situations (ELS) in home, school, work, and leisure
environments for a group of school-aged children with severe disabilities, including complex disorders and a combination
of disabilities. The purpose was to explore universal ELS; clarify how the children can be supported in their development
of autonomy; and to gather information on potential overall goals for interventions. To make data comparable, all
reported ELS were linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, Child and Youth version
(ICF-CY) and listed along with information on the setting. Both today, and in the future, recreational activities and
participation in school or work were of highest importance, but few reported ELS involved directly interacting with other
children. More ELS were predicted to occur outside the home and with a higher degree of autonomy. Therefore,
interventions would be focused on the overall goal that children with severe disabilities take initiatives to become
independent and to form relationships with others.