Table 5. Contexts.
| Context | Sub-component | Opportunities & Constraints | Supporting evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure & organization | Tailoring to child | Opportunity: Equal opportunities; responsive to needs; individualized; child mediated Constraint: Not individualized |
[10, 15, 17, 21, 24, 35, 42–44, 49, 52, 54, 57, 58, 61–65, 67–70, 72, 80, 90–96] |
| Flexibility | Opportunity: Adaptable; flexible Constraint: Rigid |
[10, 14, 15, 20, 35, 36, 42, 44, 52, 53, 57, 58, 64–66, 68, 69, 71, 80, 91, 96–98] | |
| Routines | Opportunity: Consistent; predictable; planned; collaborative Constraint: Unpredictable; unstructured and/or lacking of rules or regulations |
[10, 14, 44, 67–69, 72, 84, 92, 93, 96–98] | |
| Adults | Opportunity creator | Opportunity: Provide opportunities for participation; shape positive roles Constraint: Shape negative roles |
[16, 21, 42, 43, 49, 52, 57, 61, 64, 66, 96, 97, 99] |
| Attitudes | Opportunity: Positive attitudes Constraint: Unsympathetic attitudes |
[10, 14, 44, 49, 53, 56, 58, 71, 72, 80, 93, 96, 99, 100] | |
| Knowledge & skills | Opportunity: Competent; knowledgeable Constraint: Lacking in knowledge |
[14, 35, 44, 49, 62, 96, 101] | |
| Practice structures | Opportunity: Collaboration between staff Constraint: Poor communication between staff |
[14, 35, 69, 93, 96, 101, 102] | |
| Peers | Support | Opportunity: Encouraging; practical and emotional support Constraint: Discouraging; bullying; discrimination |
[10, 15, 16, 21, 36, 43–46, 49, 57, 58, 60, 61, 64, 68, 71, 73, 80, 92, 99, 100] |
| Friendship | Opportunity: Nurturing relationships; opportunities for friendship Constraint: Friendship avoidance |
[15, 43, 49, 60, 61, 66, 71, 73, 87] | |
| Attitudes | Opportunity: Positive attitudes Constraint: Negative attitudes; stigma |
[10, 24, 36, 46, 53, 58, 69, 78, 80, 92, 93, 99, 100] | |
| Spaces | Available/ Accessible | Opportunity: Spaces exist; spaces usable as required Constraint: Spaces inaccessible |
[10, 14, 21, 24, 44, 45, 49, 52, 59, 60, 64, 65, 67, 69–71, 97, 100, 101] |
| Suitable | Opportunity: Design “just right”‘; layout “just right”; sensory qualities attended and modifiable Constraint: Crowded; unfamiliar; sensory qualities unmodified/unsuitable |
[10, 14, 35, 47, 52, 53, 60, 65, 68, 71, 78, 92, 96, 99, 103] | |
| Objects | Available/ Accessible | Opportunity: Objects exist; objects are usable and acceptable Constraint: Objects are unavailable |
[10, 14, 21, 24, 35, 36, 50, 52, 53, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 72, 86, 91, 95, 101] |
| Suitable | Opportunity: Objects address needs Constraint: Objects are complicated; usability issues; cumbersome; unsuitable; isolating |
[14, 35, 44, 50, 52, 53, 60, 71, 99] |