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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
Attitudes to Down's Syndrome: an investigation of attitudes to mental handicap in urban and rural Yorkshire
- Author:
- SINSON Jamie C
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1985
- Pagination:
- 52p., tables, diags, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Grandparent support for families of children with down's syndrome
- Authors:
- HASTINGS Richard P., THOMAS Hannah, DELWICHE Nicole
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(1), 2002, pp.97-104.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Although grandparents are recognised as an important source of support for families of children with intellectual and other disabilities, there has been very little research in this area. The aim of the present paper is to present a brief overview of the literature, and to present data from a preliminary study of relationships between parental stress and grandparent support and conflict. Sixty-one parents of children with Down's syndrome (34 mothers and 27 fathers) completed questionnaires on grandparent support and conflict. Parents also completed the Friedrich Short Form of the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS) with scoring amended to include a depression sub-scale. The main findings were: (1) grandparent support and conflict were associated with mothers' but not fathers' ratings of stress on the QRS, and (2) both grandparent support and conflict made independent contributions to the prediction of mothers' stress on at least one dimension of the QRS. Practical implications of the results for interventions designed to encourage grandparent support for families are discussed. Issues for further research and methodological problems with the study are also identified.
Telling children that they have a brother or sister with Down's Syndrome
- Author:
- HAMES Annette
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 22(2), 1994, pp.62-65.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The parents of 20 children with Down's Syndrome were interviewed to find out if, and how, they had told older siblings the diagnosis. The majority of parents agreed that other children should be told immediately, or as soon as they begin to ask questions about their younger brother or sister. This paper includes some quotes from parents, recalling how they had told siblings.
Children and young people with Down syndrome: their awareness of Down syndrome and developing self‐perceptions
- Authors:
- DEAKIN Karen, MOORE Derek G., JAHODA Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(6), 2018, pp.197-1208.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Past research suggests children with Down syndrome often lack awareness of their disability despite the visibility of their condition. Method: This study used novel tasks to investigate their insight. Twenty‐eight young people with Down syndrome (aged 8–17 years) were recruited, along with control groups of 67 typically developing young people. Three tasks explored the children's awareness of Down syndrome: (a) choice of partner for social activities, (b) sorting photographs and (c) attributing positive or negative descriptors to photographs. Results: All participants expressed a preference to engage in social activities with typically developing peers. Most participants with Down syndrome identified with the typically developing person. Even though all participants attributed more positive descriptors to the photographs of the typically developing individuals, they remained positive about themselves. Conclusion: The early awareness of difference shown by young people with Down syndrome suggests this may play an important role in their developing identities. (Publisher abstract)
The importance of developing confidence and self-esteem in children with a learning disability
- Author:
- GOLENIOWSKA Hayley
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 8(3), 2014, pp.188-191.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to look at the importance of self-esteem in individuals with a learning disability. Design/methodology/approach: The paper explore ways of developing self-esteem and confidence with simple techniques for parents and carers of those with learning disabilities to try. Findings: Anecdotal examples are given by a mother of a child who has Down's Syndrome. The paper outlines ways parents and professionals can increase the self-worth of individuals with a learning disability through fun play, encouraging relevant social and life skills, even safe risk taking. The paper outlines the need for accepting and praising your child for who they are as well as seeking out positive role models. Originality/value: Self-esteem and confidence are crucial ingredients in giving people with learning disabilities a sense of well-being and of beings valued member of a community. They are also key in keeping depression and loneliness at bay. (Publisher abstract)
Freddie's super summer
- Author:
- GAYNOR Kate
- Publisher:
- Special Stories
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
This is one of a series of books featuring characters with a certain special education need, designed to introduce all children to the positive aspects of inclusive education, and help children to learn the importance of accepting friends and classmates who are different to them. In this story Freddie, a boy with Downs syndrome, goes to summer camp. Notes for adults on how to use the book are included.
Eating behaviour and food choices in children with Down’s syndrome, autistic spectrum disorder or cri du chat syndrome and comparison groups of siblings: diet and preventive dentistry
- Authors:
- COLLINS Margaret S. R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities, 8(4), December 2004, pp.331-350.
- Publisher:
- Sage
High sugar foods and beverages consumed frequently are associated with increased dental caries and periodontal disease. Based on parental survey responses, the diets of children with Down’s syndrome, autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and cri du chat syndrome and comparison groups of siblings were considered from an oral health perspective. In each group children who were frequent consumers of one high sugar food or beverage were likely to be high consumers of others, whilst other children were low consumers of high sugar foods and beverages. Children in middle and late childhood tended to consume more cariogenic foods and beverages than preschool children. For most children frequency of meal and snack consumption would allow little opportunity for remineralization of teeth.
Successful adoption of children with Down Syndrome and other developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- GLIDDEN Laraine Masters, CAHILL Brigid
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption Quarterly, 1(3), 1998, pp.27-43.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
This article uses different methodological strategies, including case-by-case matching and regression techniques, to test hypotheses relating to better outcomes for parents and families who have adopted children with Down Syndrome in comparison to children with other developmental disabilities. The results demonstrated successful functioning for parents and families on a variety of measures, regardless of whether the adopted children had Down Syndrome or other developmental disabilities.
A factor analysis of sleep problems and their psychological associations in children with Down's Syndrome
- Author:
- STORES Rebecca
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11(4), 1998, pp.345-354.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on a study which aimed to identify statistically derived sleep disturbance factors in children with Down's syndrome and to explore the possibility that these factors have different psychological associations when compared to each other. Principal components analysis was performed on the. Three significant sleep disturbance factors were obtained. Children showing any one of these types of sleep problems had significantly higher daytime behaviour problem and maternal stress scores than children showing none. Children disturbances through the night had higher daytime behaviour score than all the other groups on virtually all the daytime scales. The findings of the study are discussed along with further research possibilities.