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The child with special needs: encouraging intellectual and emotional growth
- Authors:
- GREENSPAN Stanley, WIEDER Serena, SIMONS Robin
- Publisher:
- Perseus
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 496p.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge, MA
Presents a guide to raising a child with special needs. In this essential work they lay out a complete, step-by-step approach for parents, educators, and others who work with developmental problems. Covering all kinds of disabilities, including autism, PDD, language and speech problems, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and ADD - the authors offer a new understanding of the nature of these challenges and also specific ways of helping children extend their intellectual and emotional potential.
Changing student teachers' attitudes towards disability and inclusion
- Author:
- CUSKELLY Monica
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 28(4), December 2003, pp.369-379.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
A total of 274 preservice teacher education students were surveyed at the beginning and end of a one-semester unit on Human Development and Education which combined formal instruction with structured fieldwork experiences. The latter included interviewing community members regarding their knowledge of Down syndrome and opinions on inclusive education, and writing an associated report. At the end of semester, not only had student teachers acquired more accurate knowledge of Down syndrome, together with more positive attitudes towards the inclusive education of children with Down syndrome, but their attitudes towards disability in general had also changed, and they reported greater ease when interacting with people with disabilities. The study illustrated the value of combining information-based instruction with structured fieldwork experiences in changing attitudes towards disability and inclusion. It also demonstrated that raising awareness of one disability may lead to changes in attitudes towards disability in general.
Aging and developmental disability: current research, programming and practice implications
- Editors:
- HAMMEL Joy, NOCHAJSKI Susan
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 100p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
This book explores research findings and practice implications pertaining to normative and disability-related aging experiences and issues. The book discusses the effectiveness of specific interventions targeted toward aging adults with intellectual disabilities such as Down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and epilepsy.
The Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES): studies in adults with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- DALTON Arthur J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(4), December 2002, pp.310-324.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes the results of five studies aimed at evaluating the usefulness, reliability, and validity of the Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES) in the assessment of change in ageing persons with intellectual disability. Three hundred and thirty-six individuals with an average age of 49.8 years, including an equal number of men and women, were participants in one or more of the five studies. There were 220 participants with Down syndrome, 81 persons without Down syndrome with intellectual disability, and 35 persons from the general ageing population who were clinically diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Results concluded that the MOSES is a behavioural observation scale that can provide useful information in clinical settings as well as in research.
Development of an instrument for early detection of dementia in people with Down syndrome
- Authors:
- JOHANSSON Per Erik, TERENIUS Olle
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(4), December 2002, pp.325-345.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The successful detection of early signs of dementia in people with Down syndrome could form a basis for useful early support and for drug treatment. This report describes the development and preliminary application of an interview and test instrument for the assessment of dementia among people with intellectual disability, as well as a framework for diagnosis. Reported are the assumptions for the items used, descriptions of the process and items used, and the associations of test items with predicting the presence of dementia. The authors conclude that a protocol combining testing and interview has promise and potential for detecting early signs of dementia in this population and could prove feasible for use in practice.
Developmental disability and ageing
- Editors:
- O'BRIEN Gregory, ROSENBLOOM Lewis, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Mac Keith
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 131p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed at clinicians and others who are engaged in caring for ageing adults with developmental disabilities, this handbook is intended to inform understanding, promote assessment, assist care planning, and improve everyday living for this group of vulnerable individuals. It provides a brief general overview, discusses dementia in the context of developmental disability, and looks at the patterns of ageing of two of the major groups of developmental disabilities, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy, and at other syndromes and their characteristics with ageing. It covers drug treatment for common problems among elderly people with developmental disabilities (including dementia), and considers issues of psychosocial intervention and life planning for ageing individuals with developmental disability. The book provides brief case examples, cites key evidence, and indicates sources of further reading.
Our family, our future: 30 families with disabled children tell their stories
- Author:
- CONTACT A FAMILY
- Publisher:
- Contact a Family
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 68p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Thirty families from across the UK whose children are affected by a range of disabilities tell their story. Parents talk about their children's achievements, acknowledge the challenges, reflect on their aspirations and fears for the future.
Development and disability
- Author:
- LEWIS Vicky
- Publisher:
- Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 454p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
- Edition:
- 2nd
The author reviews research on the development of blind children, deaf children, and children with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome and autism. In addition, she includes research on children with developmental co-ordination disorder. For each disability, the author provides background information on the nature of the disability, assessment, incidence, and causal factors. She then summarises what is known about the effect of each disability on the development of motor skills, perception, cognition, communication, emotion and social skills. Finally, the practical and theoretical implications of the experimental findings are examined.
Osteoporosis and women with Down syndrome
- Authors:
- MILBERGER, Sharon, LACHANCE Laurie, EDELSON Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(4), December 2002, pp.273-280.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This one year study of 23 women examined osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with Down syndrome. The findings indicate that the women tended to be inactive and they frequently had coexistent conditions. Eighty-seven per cent of the participants had osteopenia or osteoporosis in at least one of the three sites measured. The results highlight the need for intervention efforts targeted to ageing women with Down syndrome.
Children in need of special care
- Author:
- WEIHS Thomas J
- Publisher:
- Souvenir Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 152p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
Examines various types of learning and developmental disabilities within the context of a theory of child development. After a general review of developmental disturbance and communication disorders, goes on to discuss the special needs of children with autism, Down's syndrome, epilepsy, fragile X syndrome, emotional deprivation, cerebral palsy, and hyperactivity. Ends with a consideration of the disabled child's needs within the family and social environment.