ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Rehabil. Sci.
Sec. Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion
Exploring Behavioral Dynamics: An In-Depth Analysis of adult Students with Disabilities
Provisionally accepted
Ravi P. Pandey1*
Shahma Shirin1Tanya Sharma1
Vivek Singh1
Komal Bumra1Manshi Tanwar1Vidushi Dixit2Shantesh Kumar Singh3Indu Bala1Pradip Kumar Gupta4
Mithilesh Kumar Tiwari5Purnima Awasthi6Manisha Rani4Kriti Singh7Vikash Kumar8- 1Central University of Haryana, Haryana, India
- 2Munshi Singh College, Motihari, (Constituent unit of B R Ambedkar, Bihar University Muzaffarpur, Bihar, Motihari, India
- 3School of International studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, New Delhi, India
- 4DRDO, Selection Centre East, Prayagraj, India, Prayagraj, India
- 5S.M. College, Bhagalpur, Bihar-India, Bhagalpur, India
- 6Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
- 7Amity University Noida, Noida, India
- 8M J K College, Betiah, Bihar, Betiah, India
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This qualitative study delves into the behavioral nuances of disabled children concerning their interactions with siblings and schoolmates. The main objective of this study was to explore the behavioral dynamics of disabled children through the perspective of their siblings, parents and teachers by using systematic thematic analysis approach. The data was collected from Vilak Foundation in Malappuram, Kerala, by conducting semi-structured interviews with five teachers and parents of 20 persons with disabilities, affected by varied disabilities like autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, lack of brain growth, and down syndrome. Thematic analysis process was used to generate thematic map in three stages-initial, developed and final thematic. The six-step process of this technique helped in systematic extraction of 47 codes and formation of 09 broad themes. These are introversion, communication factor, aggression, attachment behavior, emotional awareness, morality, empathy, envy and inappropriate sexual behaviour. Extracts and translated verbatim have been described in-detail by the researcher in the discussion section of the study. The importance of attachment, avoidance, and emotional intelligence must be taken into account when developing strategies to support the emotional health and social competence of disabled children.
Keywords: autism, Behavioral dynamics, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Person with disabilities
Received: 24 Jun 2025; Accepted: 19 Dec 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Pandey, Shirin, Sharma, Singh, Bumra, Tanwar, Dixit, Singh, Bala, Gupta, Tiwari, Awasthi, Rani, Singh and Kumar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Ravi P. Pandey
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