Service Needs of Families With CDD
The Ministry of Education in Taiwan similarly defined CDD
as “a child under the age of six and suffering from indeterminable developmental disabilities in perception, recognition,
action, language, communication, social emotion, mentality, or
independence due to physical, psychological, or social environmental reasons.” In Taiwan, the number of CDD increased from
13 231 to 14 250 from 2003 to 2007 [6].
The proposed system was designed for families with CDD;
therefore, we started by trying to understand their needs. The
needs of the families with CDD can be divided into five
classes [7].
1) Information: Including the skills of education and information for future arrangements.
2) Professional help: Bringing in experts to teach parents
how to solve their problems.
3) Services: Helping parents take a break from their children
with the help of social services including daycare services, childcare, and medical services. Previous research
has shown that parents with children with disabilites more
actively employ coping strategies than parents of children
without disabilities [8].
4) Economics: Including resources that provide life-long subsidies for medical treatment, transportation, and child-care
expenses. However, the welfare budget per person may
grow or fluctuate due to factors such as polices, politics,
and priorities [9].
5) Moral support: Needing support and understanding from
relatives and friends, as well as social acceptance and
unbiased viewpoints toward their children