Children who participate in the undesirable behavior of scatolia can become
alienated from participating in the daily occupations that are meaningful to them.
Interventions to Decrease the Occurrence of Scatolia in Children with Developmental Disabilities has been created to address the need of stopping scatolia from happening immediately with use of restrictive garments, and to create a long-term treatment plan with a licensed occupational therapy practitioner in order to decrease the occurrence of scatolia on a long-term basis. “Scatolia” is the medical term that refers to physically touching, smearing, and handling feces. There are different reasons why a child with a developmental disability would engage in the behavior, including medical issues, behavioral issues, and sensory issues. When any child performs the act of fecal smearing, the stress falls to the caregivers to be vigilant about immediately stopping the behavior to decrease the spread of germs in society. Parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers can become overcome with guilt, shame, and anger over their child’s behavior. The general problems related to scatolia can make it very challenging for caregivers to bring their children out into public and to invite visitors over to their homes for fear that the child will engage in the behavior and the risk of spreading illness or disease. With the use of evidence-based research, this program has been created for pediatricians, parents, and children to assist with the rehabilitation of stopping and preventing scatolia from happening in the future.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/44410 |
| Date | 09 May 2022 |
| Creators | Hugus, Kristie Ann |
| Contributors | Jacobs, Karen |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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