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Adopting a child with down's syndrome: stage three of a longitudinal study
- Authors:
- MASON Kathy, HUGHES Mike, SELMAN Peter
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Communicating with children who have disabilities: a right for the child - a challenge for the adult
- Author:
- WELCH B.M
- Publisher:
- B.M. Welch
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Preston
Outlines some of the general principles involved in communicating with children with disabilities, using a child centred approach throughout.
The cost of caring: the economics of providing for the intellectually disabled
- Authors:
- KAVANAGH Shane, OPIT Louis
- Publisher:
- Politeia
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 82p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Disability surveys, including adjustment for the mid-1990s balance of care, found that 93 per cent of children lived in ordinary households. Average weekly costs for children (0-16 years) resident in private households was £330 per week at 1994-95 prices. Fifty-four per cent of costs accrued to education services, 34 per cent to the family, 7 per cent to primary and secondary health care, and 4 per cent accrued to social care services. For children in communal establishments, the average weekly cost of the placement and other service use was between £554 (private residential homes) and £1128 in local authority residential homes.
A meaningful partnership
- Author:
- STOBBS Philippa
- Journal article citation:
- Coordinate, 68, November 1998, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- National Early Years Network
Reports on how some parental partnership schemes for parents of children with special educational needs have sought to forge links with the parents of younger children, and considers how parent partnership schemes and early years professionals might work more closely together.
Allegations of sexual abuse by nonverbal autistic people via facilitated communication: testing of validity
- Author:
- KONSTANTAREAS M. Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 22(10), October 1998, pp.1027-1041.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Assessing abuse allegations which refer to children with learning difficulties is a challenge to child protection services and specialist professionals alike. This article presents an approach to this problem in circumstances where facilitated communication is an added dimension.
Continence promotion among children with severe disabilities
- Author:
- GRIEVE Teri
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 14.10.98, 1998, pp.58-59.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This article considers the literature on continence promotion among children with severe learning disability and looks at parents perceptions of the support they receive.
Children with challenging behaviour: past and present in the United Kingdom
- Authors:
- CHUNG Man Cheung, NOLAN Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 12(4), September 1998, pp.251-262.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this paper is to give a brief overview of the historical and current understanding of and care for children with learning difficulties who displayed challenging behaviour in the UK. It is clear that challenging behaviour is not a new phenomenon but has existed throughout the history of learning difficulty.
Educational programmes for children with special needs in Jordan
- Author:
- HADIDI Muna S.Z.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 23(2), June 1998, pp.147-154.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes the development of educational programmes for children with special need in Jordan. An overview of historical highlights and main problems and needs is presented. Provides information about current concerns and trends related to development of special education in Jordan, training of special education teachers, family problems, early intervention, and attitudes to mainstreaming.
The positive impact of children with an intellectual disability on the family
- Authors:
- STAINTON Tim, BESSER Hilde
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 23(1), March 1998, pp.57-70.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reports the findings of a qualitative study on the positive impacts of children with an intellectual disability on their families. Identifies nine core themes: source of joy and happiness; increased sense of purpose and priorities; expanded personal and social networks and community involvement; increased spirituality; source of family unity and closeness; increased tolerance and understanding; personal growth and strength; positive impacts on others/community. In addition to the positive impacts, the study identified a high degree of negative interaction with professionals. Implications for policy, practice and research are discussed.
Whose fight is it?
- Author:
- LEWIS Christina
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.3.98, 1998, p.26.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author talks to parents of children with learning difficulties who find themselves torn between their own needs and their responsibilities to their children.