diff --git a/src/pydantic_avro/type_handlers.py b/src/pydantic_avro/type_handlers.py
index f0d8679..03bafa1 100644
--- a/src/pydantic_avro/type_handlers.py
+++ b/src/pydantic_avro/type_handlers.py
@@ -13,80 +13,90 @@
 }
 
 
-def string_type_handler(t: str) -> str:
-    if t == "string":
+def string_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    if t['type'] == "string":
         return "str"
 
 
-def int_type_handler(t: str) -> str:
-    if t == "int":
+def int_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    if t['type'] == "int":
         return "int"
 
 
-def long_type_handler(t: str) -> str:
-    if t == "long":
+def long_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    if t['type'] == "long":
         return "int"
 
 
-def boolean_type_handler(t: str) -> str:
-    if t == "boolean":
+def boolean_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    if t['type'] == "boolean":
         return "bool"
 
 
-def double_type_handler(t: str) -> str:
-    if t == "double":
+def double_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    if t['type'] == "double":
         return "float"
 
 
-def float_type_handler(t: str) -> str:
-    if t == "float":
+def float_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    if t['type'] == "float":
         return "float"
 
 
-def bytes_type_handler(t: str) -> str:
-    if t == "bytes":
+def bytes_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    if t['type'] == "bytes":
         return "bytes"
 
 
-def list_type_handler(t: list) -> str:
-    if "null" in t and len(t) == 2:
-        c = t.copy()
+def list_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    l = t['type']
+    if "null" in l and len(l) == 2:
+        c = l.copy()
         c.remove("null")
         return f"Optional[{get_pydantic_type(c[0])}]"
-    if "null" in t:
-        return f"Optional[Union[{','.join([get_pydantic_type(e) for e in t if e != 'null'])}]]"
-    return f"Union[{','.join([get_pydantic_type(e) for e in t])}]"
+    if "null" in l:
+        return f"Optional[Union[{','.join([get_pydantic_type(e) for e in l if e != 'null'])}]]"
+    return f"Union[{','.join([get_pydantic_type(e) for e in l])}]"
 
 
 def map_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    if isinstance(t["type"], dict):
+        value_type = get_pydantic_type(t["type"].get("values"))
+        return f"Dict[str, {value_type}]"
+
     value_type = get_pydantic_type(t.get("values"))
     return f"Dict[str, {value_type}]"
 
 
 def logical_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    if isinstance(t["type"], dict):
+        return LOGICAL_TYPES.get(t["type"].get("logicalType"))
     return LOGICAL_TYPES.get(t.get("logicalType"))
 
-
 def enum_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
-    name = t.get("name")
+    name = t["type"].get("name")
     if not ClassRegistry().has_class(name):
         enum_class = f"class {name}(str, Enum):\n"
-        for s in t.get("symbols"):
+        for s in t["type"].get("symbols"):
             enum_class += f'    {s} = "{s}"\n'
         ClassRegistry().add_class(name, enum_class)
     return name
 
 
 def array_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
-    sub_type = get_pydantic_type(t.get("items"))
+    if isinstance(t["type"], dict):
+        sub_type = get_pydantic_type(t["type"].get("items"))
+    else:
+        sub_type = get_pydantic_type(t.get("items"))
     return f"List[{sub_type}]"
 
 
-def record_type_handler(schema: dict) -> str:
-    name = schema["name"]
+def record_type_handler(t: dict) -> str:
+    t = t["type"] if isinstance(t["type"], dict) else t
+    name = t["name"]
     current = f"class {name}(BaseModel):\n"
-
-    for field in schema["fields"]:
+    fields = t["fields"] if "fields" in t else t["type"]["fields"]
+    for field in fields:
         n = field["name"]
         t = get_pydantic_type(field)
         default = field.get("default")
@@ -102,7 +112,7 @@ def record_type_handler(schema: dict) -> str:
             current += f"    {n}: {t} = {default}\n"
         else:
             current += f"    {n}: {t} = {json.dumps(default)}\n"
-    if len(schema["fields"]) == 0:
+    if len(fields) == 0:
         current += "    pass\n"
 
     ClassRegistry().add_class(name, current)
@@ -125,35 +135,31 @@ def record_type_handler(schema: dict) -> str:
     "record": record_type_handler,
 }
 
-TYPE_VALUE_IS_DICT = ["record", "enum", "array", "map", "logical"]
-
 
-def get_pydantic_type(schema: dict) -> str:
-    if isinstance(schema, str):
-        t = schema
-    else:
-        t = schema["type"]
-
-    if isinstance(t, str) and ClassRegistry().has_class(t):
-        return t
-
-    handler = get_handler(t)
+def get_pydantic_type(t: str | dict | list) -> str:
+    if isinstance(t, str):
+        t = {"type": t}
 
-    if handler is None:
-        raise NotImplementedError(f"Type {t} not supported yet")
+    if isinstance(t['type'], str) and ClassRegistry().has_class(t["type"]):
+        return t["type"]
 
-    if t in TYPE_VALUE_IS_DICT:
-        return handler(schema)
+    return get_handler(t)(t)
 
-    return handler(t)
 
 
-def get_handler(t: str | dict | list) -> callable:
+def get_handler(t: dict) -> callable:
+    h= None
+    t = t["type"]
     if isinstance(t, str):
-        return TYPE_HANDLERS.get(t)
+        h = TYPE_HANDLERS.get(t)
     elif isinstance(t, dict) and "logicalType" in t:
-        return TYPE_HANDLERS.get("logical")
+        h= TYPE_HANDLERS.get("logical")
     elif isinstance(t, dict) and "type" in t:
-        return TYPE_HANDLERS.get(t["type"])
+        h= TYPE_HANDLERS.get(t["type"])
     elif isinstance(t, list):
-        return TYPE_HANDLERS.get("list")
+        h= TYPE_HANDLERS.get("list")
+
+    if h:
+        return h
+
+    raise NotImplementedError(f"Type {t} not supported yet")