O'Grady R S, Nishimura D M, Kohn J G, Bruvold W H
Dev Med Child Neurol. 1985 Dec;27(6):775-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1985.tb03802.x.
A group of 97 cerebral-palsied students between the ages of seven and 16 years were assessed in the 1960s and 1970s, and predictions were made as to their vocational status as adults. In 1983, 60 of the 76 over 18 years of age were contacted. 39 had been employed at some time since leaving high-school, but only 17 were employed at the time of the survey. Of those who had worked, over half had achieved or exceeded their vocational predictions. Those in competitive employment were more likely to be mildly disabled, to have higher IQs and to have been educated in integrated schools. Those who had never been employed were older and less independent in self-care and travel in the community. However, intelligence was not a major factor in distinguishing the employed from the never-employed. Recommendations are made for integrated education and job training in competitive settings, for community-based assessments and for family involvement in all aspects of planning to improve the vocational prospects of cerebral-palsied children.
20世纪60年代和70年代，对一组年龄在7岁至16岁之间的97名脑瘫学生进行了评估，并对他们成年后的职业状况进行了预测。1983年，在76名18岁以上的学生中，联系到了60人。其中39人自高中毕业后曾有过工作经历，但在调查时只有17人有工作。在有工作经历的人中，超过一半的人达到或超过了他们的职业预测。从事竞争性工作的人更有可能是轻度残疾，智商较高，并且在融合学校接受过教育。从未工作过的人年龄较大，在自我照顾和社区出行方面独立性较差。然而，智力并不是区分有工作和从未工作过的人的主要因素。文中针对在竞争性环境中开展融合教育和职业培训、进行基于社区的评估以及让家庭参与到改善脑瘫儿童职业前景的所有规划环节中提出了建议。
