The impact of integrated program of rehabilitation on development of children with intellectual disability

Abstract EN

Background: Intellectual disability is a disorder with onset during the developmental period that includes both intellectual and adaptive functioning deficit.

Early intervention is a system of coordinated services which enhances child's growth and development.

Aims: To assess the impact of early intervention program among intellectually disabled children.

Methods: This intervention study was conducted in Children diagnosed with intellectual disability of according to DSM 5diagnostic criteria, consulting Medical Genetics Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University over the period between first of January 2017 till the end of March 2018.

All selected children who agreed to participate in the study were subjected to full clinical assessment.

They had whole year of early intervention training using the Portage Program.

Results: Twenty nine children completed the whole intervention training year.

The twenty nine children were (17 male, 12 female; mean age 25.79± 16.08 months, age range 4- 61 months).

Twenty five children had the diagnosis of Down syndrome and four patients had intellectual disability most probably of genetic etiology.

Among these 29 children, twenty children had good compliance with mean attendance of 31 sessions and five children had poor compliance with mean attendance of 10 sessions.

Children in the good compliant group had statistically high significant difference between developmental age before and after applying of the intervention program.

The poor compliant group all children had statistically non- significant difference between developmental age before and after the intervention program.

Conclusion: There is a positive impact of implementation of integrated program of early intervention on the development of children with intellectual disability.