Do adolescents with a disability that is visible get different/better treatment in their community

when it comes to social sympathy and rehabilitation, in developing 3rd world countries?

Bannink, F., Idro, R., & Van Hove, G. (2018). Health related quality of life in children with
spina bifida in uganda.​ Disability and Health Journal, 11(​ 4), 650-654.
doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2018.03.008
Bannink and Van hove place their focus on how children with Spina Bifida handle
their relationships with the people around them. They describe “governmental health and
social support are very limited, families and private non for profit organisations are the
main providers of care” (650) so because of this they argue that there is more pressure
and hardship on the ones supporting these individuals. The study is on 45 children ages
8-14 who have Spina Bifida, it concludes “the poorer outcomes may be exacerbated by
poverty, poor infrastructure, and negative attitudes towards children with disabilities”
(652). Bannink and Van Hove then fight to prove, poorer people in Uganda are not
getting the same treatment.
Hendricks, C. , Lansford, J. E., Deater-Deckard, K. and Bornstein, M. H. (2014), Associations
Between Child Disabilities and Caregiver Discipline and Violence in Low- and Middle-Income
Countries. Child Dev, 85: 513-531. doi:10.1111/cdev.12132
In this article they compare the children with disabilities with the caregiver’s
actions. They found “parents of children who have problems in conduct, attention, or
compliance are more likely to use harsh forms of discipline than are parents of children
who do not have such problems”(514) therefore already poor parenting skills could be
detrimental to a child that has less self control compared to other kids who may not
have a disability. They contend “Children with disabilities may be more likely to
experience psychological aggression and physical violence because child disabilities
elicit harsher treatment by parents” (523).
Lucas-Carrasco, R., & Salvador-Carulla, L. (2012). Life satisfaction in persons with intellectual
disabilities.​ Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33​(4), 1103-1109.
doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2012.02.002
Carrasco and Carulla explain how several different people live with a disability and how they
like it. All the people in the study were from Spain and/or international. They focus their study
based on “psychometric properties of the SWLS have been examined in different populations,
clinical and nonclinical samples; the scale is reliable, has a high internal consistency and is
capable of discriminating groups” (1106). They concluded that “Persons living in residential
institutions had lower life satisfaction compared to persons living in community or living at
home”(1107) so people got less than service at these facilities.
Saloojee, G. , Phohole, M. , Saloojee, H. and IJsselmuiden, C. (2007), Unmet health, welfare and
educational needs of disabled children in an impoverished South African peri-urban township.
Child: Care, Health and Development, 33: 230-235. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00645.x

In this article Saloojee expresses that children with disabilities aren’t getting what they need
from the government in a South African township. After doing the study he list all the results
“​Children with disabilities living in Orange Farm are not enjoying the rights and services to
which they are entitled” (233) so he argues that these kids are not getting the treatment they
deserve.

Aldersey, H. M., Turnbull, 3., H Rutherford, & Turnbull, A. P. (2014). Intellectual and
developmental disabilities in kinshasa, democratic republic of the congo: Causality and
implications for resilience and support.​ Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 52​(3),
220-233. doi:10.1352/1934-9556-52.3.220
In this article Aldersey and Turnbull are researching a 7 month study in Democratic Republic of
the Congo to look into people with intellectual disabilities. After observing the disabled people
of Kinshasa, they resulted came back as “the cultural world is bifurcated into the visible and the
invisible” (224). So therefore, most the people that got the care they needed were up on the
hierarchy, based on who their ancestors are. The rest were left to fend for themselves.