Mullins J B
J Sch Health. 1986 Apr;56(4):134-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1986.tb05720.x.
This article discusses the relationship of child abuse, including neglect and sexual abuse, to the presence of handicapping conditions, both physical and psychological. Child abuse can cause physical and psychological disabilities in children who otherwise would have been normal. Studies show that children who are handicapped, or otherwise perceived as different by potentially abusive parents, are at high risk for abuse. Evidence also indicates that the handicaps of some children who were diagnosed originally as disabled are exacerbated by abuse. While cause and effect are not easily determined in specific cases, researchers agree that a pervasive relationship exists between handicapping conditions and abuse. Abused children are overrepresented in special education classes and handicapped children are overrepresented in the abused population. Many abused children become abusers as adults. Several suggestions concerning the problem are offered for school personnel.
本文探讨了虐待儿童（包括忽视和性虐待）与身体和心理残疾状况之间的关系。虐待儿童会导致原本正常的儿童出现身体和心理残疾。研究表明，残疾儿童或以其他方式被潜在虐待父母视为不同的儿童遭受虐待的风险很高。证据还表明，一些最初被诊断为残疾的儿童的残疾状况因虐待而加剧。虽然在具体案例中因果关系不易确定，但研究人员一致认为，残疾状况与虐待之间存在普遍的关系。在特殊教育班级中，受虐待儿童的比例过高，而在受虐人群中，残疾儿童的比例过高。许多受虐待儿童成年后会成为施虐者。针对这一问题，为学校工作人员提供了一些建议。
