Many children and young people with disabilities in and around the world face barriers that prevent them from living full lives. Every child in this world has something to offer. His or her energies, talents and ideas can make a positive difference to families, communities and to our world and it is up to us to enable them to share their gifts. Parents of children with a disability often find that general knowledge is not sufficient to help them out with very specific questions that come up in their situation. If specific disability support is available, all too often the support is not offered in the homes of parents but only in segregated special facilities.
The effect that exposure to neglect has on children varies and some children are more resilient than others. In general, more severe and prolonged neglect results in more severe effects. Neglected children suffer serious negative outcomes and that neglect appears to have serious negative effects on the cognitive, emotional and social development of children.
Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
Many parents lack knowledge about child development. They may assume social, emotional and behavioral in the early years are transient, hence do not express concern or seek help about the problems. Many children experience developmentally normal and temporary social, emotional and behavioral problems during this time. However, for some children, these problems may also be the start of a pattern of more severe and persistent social, emotional and behavioral difficulties.
Hearing Impairment
Hearing loss can impact on children’s communication and literacy development and affect education and future work prospects. Newborn babies who show signs of hearing loss are referred to specialist services for assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management, including fitting of hearing aids where appropriate.
Articulation Disorder
Assessing your child’s speech skills to establish your child’s ability to produce individual speech sounds early is very crucial. Speech and language therapy can help children develop the sounds they are struggling to produce through different strategies and exercises.
Children with disabilities need more specialized support to develop better. For children to reach their full potential it would be good to support parents and their children with early an intervention. We are a strong community with a shared vision of equality. We provide practical advice and emotional support whenever people need them most.
