BRAZIL: ADHD and other Behavioral Disabilities
- Provide basic information and stats on your country (general geography, overall demographics, and disability statistics on your population):
-Total Population: 183,888,841
-Area that is covers: 3,286,470 square miles
-Language Spoken: Portuguese
-Largest South American Country
-Most of the land is considered dense forest
-Known for the Amazon Rainforest
-Two Biggest Cities: São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (43% of the population lives in either city)
-Majority are from 3 ethnic groups: Amerindians, European settlers (mainly from Portugal) and Africans
-Rich in Cultures: music, religion, and culinary
-Football fanatics
-Considered to be a federal republic
-South America’s most industrial nation (producing chemicals, aircrafts, cars and steel)
** Above bullet points (“Brazil facts: learn about this cool country!”, 2018)
-About 46% of the Brazilian population is said to have a “deficiency” (their terminology used to describe what we call a disability)
-Disability has become a social perspective more than a medical perspective as of the latest
inclusion is on the rise, as well as education
-most populated South American country is also home to the largest population of those with an identified disability of some sort
** The above (4) bullet points (“Brazil-ILO Global”)
-ADHD prevalence is similar to that of the worldwide population
-Treatment differs due to the disfavoring of pharmaceutical interventions
-Main form of treatment approach is psychoanalytical
** The above (3) bullet points (“Large differences in ADHD treatment”
Model(s) of disability most common: (This will likely require your interpretation of how your country’s healthcare system is set up, availability/accessibility/use of social services, social views on the etiology of disability, and treatment of people with disabilities)
-Functional Model
> In some cases, this type of model is used to aide in the betterment of the overall quality of the person or persons lives that have a diagnosed or identified disability
-Sociopolitical Model
>Some studies and research suggest there is still a gap needs bridged between how a person with a disability is being categorized and treated overall in every aspect of their lives
-As mentioned above in prior section; treatment approaches are likely to follow a more holistic and behavioral route apposed to that of medication or pharmaceutical interventions thus leading to the models stated above as the most identifiable forms of interpretation
- Perception of people with disability: (acceptance, stigma, and discrimination)
– Inclusion of People with Disabilities Act was passed in 2015 (“Brazil Passes Inclusion of People with Disabilities Act”, 2015)
-In order for a bill to be placed into affect, makes me believe that there were issues with acceptance, stigma, and discrimination among those with disabilities.
- Conclusion:
-In essence Brazil seems to be a country that is still developing its rights and stipulations in regard to disability management. Taking a deeper look into the different aspects and topics that build into the data I have extracted has allowed me to gain more insight as to where Brazilian’s stand amongst the world’s population on disability culture. Although, there is not a lot of detailed information on specific topics, the information that has been provided is still equitable in my search for more answers into Brazilian disability culture, both as a whole and within cases including ADHD and other Behavioral disabilities.
Sources:
Brazil facts: Learn about this cool country! (2018, March 01). Retrieved October 7, 2018, from https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/countries/country-fact-file-brazil/
Brazil. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2018, from http://www.businessanddisability.org/index.php/en/?option=com_countryprofiles&view=country&task=overview&Itemid=0&id=13#content_index
Large differences in ADHD treatment. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2018, from http://sciencenordic.com/large-differences-adhd-treatment
G. (2015, June 12). Brazil Passes Inclusion of People with Disabilities Act. Retrieved October 7, 2018, from http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2015/06/12/brazil-passes-inclusion-of-people-with-disabilities-act/
October 11, 2018 at 8:27 pm
Hi Kodi,
I was surprised to learn that 43% of the population of the country lives within the two biggest cities – and one would think that it would make it easier to integrate social programs and accessibility in the cities for those with disabilities. I do know a lot of Brazil is rural so I’m sure that has an effect on the ability to treat as well.
I am more than a bit surprised to learn that 8.3% of the population is affected by severe disabilities – that is more than my country of Afghanistan’s prevalence.
I wonder at their quality of life and if the holistic / psychoanalytical approach to ADHD has better outcomes than our prescription heavy treatment in the U.S.
I liked your graphics though I had to click on them to read the information included, and I think you may want to work on refining your points a little more and making the blog flow better but otherwise very interesting information.
Best Regards,
Sarah