[Some specificities of rehabilitation of children with special needs].

INTRODUCTION

Children with special needs (with psychophysical developmental disabilities) need rehabilitation in order to live as independent life as possible. The aim of this study was to determine the amount of certain kinds of rehabilitation in children with special needs.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

The study included three groups of children (total of 99 children) hospitalized at the department for extended treatment of the rehabilitation center for children. All children have mental, physical or combined disabilities, as a result of chronic disease. Treatment type and the amount (and also involvement in special schools) depended on the disability. Analysis of sex distribution showed male predominance. Most children (59 of them) were aged 0-7 (59.6%) and there were 40 children 8-17 (40.4%) years old.

RESULTS

Most of the subject were involved in: occupational therapy 93 (36.8%), kinesitherapy 47 subjects (18.6%), psychomotor therapy 46 (18.2%), speach therapy 35 (13.8%), and medical therapy 32 (12.6%). School children were mostly with mental disability.