also: じょうちょしょうがいじ
noun
emotionally disturbed child; child with emotional disturbance
A formal term used in educational, psychological, and medical contexts to refer to a child with emotional or behavioral difficulties. Often appears in discussions of special education or child welfare.
情緒障害児のための特別支援学級が設置されている。
A special support class for emotionally disturbed children has been established.
彼女は情緒障害児のカウンセリングを専門としている。
She specializes in counseling emotionally disturbed children.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading じょうしょしょうがいじ is the most common pronunciation.
Alternate reading using じょうちょ for 情緒. Less common but still encountered.
Compound of 情緒 (emotion) + 障害 (disorder, impairment) + 児 (child). A modern technical term with no special historical derivation.