Psychological Acceptance of Children with Develop-mental Disorders

Abstract

On account of different kinds of impairment, a number of children often remain isolated from the normal course of personal and social development various types of family and community beliefs, attitudes and misconceptions, unequal and unfair treatments in family and partiality in behavior may often cause hardships for children with special needs. Negligence on the part of both government and society may play a significant role in demoting social inclusion of such children. The family members may often encounter a variety of problems in catering for the needs of children having some sorts of developmental disorders. To deal with these problems, they may require proper education and training. In this pa- per, the authors highlight the policy of the government of Kenya regarding social inclusion of children with special needs and specify the role of the family in the promotion of social inclusion through making use of various sources of support available.