Psychological problems of Children with locomotor disability

Disability is defined as any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being (WHO, 1990). The persons with disabilities frequently live in deplorable conditions, facing barriers that prevent their integration and meaningful participation in mainstream society and they are socially, economically and emotionally affected. Psychosocial problem of adolescent children with locomotor disability has become the most important subject to be discussed and noticed. Psychosocial problems influence the quality of life, such as behavioral, emotional, and educational problems that are highly prevalent among children and adolescents and it may severely interfere with everyday functioning. Adolescents, in this age, they are desirable to involve in physical activities and loco motor disability substantially limiting his/her activity and place him/her under great emotional stress (Ratra, 2007). The effect disability can have on the suffering of an individual depends on the way he/she reacts and adjust to his/her disabled condition and it depends upon their psychosocial health. The present study is to find out the psychosocial problems of adolescent children with loco-motor disability and the factors which affect it and to analyze the coping behavior of them.