Identificação de deficiências entre crianças indígenas nas aldeias de Dourados/MS

Abstract

This study aimed to map indigenous children with signs of disabilities, born in Dourados/MS, between 2009 and 2014, and to evaluation visual impairment associated with cerebral palsy in the age group from zero to five years. The research was based on the ecology of human development and in ethnographic principles, relying on the active participation of family members in the application of the Functional Evaluation instruments of the Integrated Vision for Global Development, whose protocols were adapted to the language, culture and indigenous daily life. The mapping surveyed the number and birth conditions of indigenous children, as well as the location of five children with visual impairment and cerebral palsy. In turn, the evaluations of visual functioning and global development made it possible to identify the specific needs arising from the disability situation and reflect on strategies for early intervention, with a view to better learning opportunities in early childhood.