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You and your child: making sense of learning disabilities
- Authors:
- HOLLINS Sheila, HOLLINS Martin
- Publisher:
- Karnac
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 144p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This volume looks at the physical, mental and emotional development of children with varying degrees of learning disabilities through tracing the development of six young adults from childhood. The case studies are in the form of illuminating commentaries from the parents and provide extra insight into the children's everyday lives. Each chapter also looks at education and schooling in detail, as well as acknowledging the importance of support outside of the family nucleus.
Effects of COVID-19 related restrictive measures on parents of children with developmental difficulties
- Authors:
- LUCIC Lana, BRKLJACIC Tihana, BRAJSA-ZGANEC Andreja
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Children's Services, 15(4), 2020, pp.229-234.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Social distancing and school closures have changed the lives of many parents around the globe. In addition to these problems, parents of children with developmental difficulties (DD) have faced additional stressors that make them even more susceptible to higher stress levels and the onset or worsening of anxiety or depression. Consequentially, these stressors may have an indirect effect on parental functioning and children with DD owing to the spillover effect. Design/methodology/approach: The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to parents of children with DD through an overview of possible additional stressors that have appeared during the coronavirus pandemic in Croatia. In writing this viewpoint paper, three sources were consulted: official state documents, communication with professionals (e.g. speech therapists) and online support groups for parents of children with DD. Findings: Restrictive measures during the lockdown led to a lack of both formal and informal support for parents of children with DD. Moreover, the possibility of infection led to higher levels of fear among these parents; children with DD also encountered problems coping with both the restrictive measures and the demands of distance learning. Practical implications: This paper may present a good starting point for both governments and NGOs when discussing and planning further advancement in the quality of response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a “recovery” response after the crisis. This overview may provide better insight into COVID-19–related consequences among parents of children with DD, which is vital to increasing the effectiveness of future measures and actions. Originality/value: Although some negative effects of the pandemic on children have already been discussed by several authors, little attention has been paid to parents, and even less so to parents of children with DD. This paper may even represent a pioneering work in exploring the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on this population group. (Edited publisher abstract)
Children with learning difficulties: a collaborative approach to their education and management
- Editor:
- FAWCUS Margaret
- Publisher:
- Whurr
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 317p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Intended for those professionals whose work brings them into contact with children with learning difficulties, this work covers the theoretical rationale for the approaches used by each professional and examples of the practical activities and techniques
Down Syndrome: the facts
- Author:
- SELIKOWITZ Mark
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 204p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Offers practical advice on Down syndrome. Includes chapters on: the first days; coping with family and friends; how Down syndrome comes about; the child's development, health and behaviour; a guide to services; assessment; school; adolescence; adulthood; and future pregnancies.
The well-being of children in the UK
- Editor:
- BRADSHAW Jonathan
- Publisher:
- Save the Children/University of York
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 422p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Claims to be the first comprehensive report on the physical, cognitive, behavioural and emotional well being of children in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The book provides an up to date and thorough review of existing data. Chapters cover all aspects of children's well being including poverty, health, education, housing, environment and crime. The report also presents key statistics, trends and references.
Together from the start: practical guidance for professionals working with disabled children (birth to 2) and their families
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Skills, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
`Where children have special needs and disabilities, it is important that identification leads directly to effective early intervention and support for families and children. This guidance is designed to improve service provision to very young disabled children and their families. Content include: assessment and early intervention; coordinating service provision, ways of working in partnership; working with children and families; planning a family-centred approach to service delivery.
Children with fragile X syndrome: a parents' guide
- Author:
- DIXON Webber Jayne
- Publisher:
- Woodbine House
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 470p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bethesda, MD
Guide for parents of children with fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition which can cause physical and learning disabilities. Describes the syndrome, then looks at topics including the emotions of parents; genetics and genetic counselling; health of children with the syndrome; daily care; family life; child development; education; legal issues; and advocacy.
Tourette syndrome: a practical guide for teachers, parents and carers
- Authors:
- CARROLL Amber, ROBERTSON Mary
- Publisher:
- David Fulton
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Discusses Tourette's Syndrome, with particular reference to supporting children in school. Describes the clinical characteristics of the syndrome; comorbid conditions; differential diagnosis; management and treatment; supporting the child with Tourette's in personal development and in relationships; and inclusive education for children with Tourette's.
Assessment and instruction of hands-on problem-solving and object interaction skills in children who are deaf blind
- Authors:
- ROWLAND Charity, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Visual Impairment, 19(2), May 2001, pp.57-68.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The object interaction skills that children use to master the physical environment shed light on their cognitive and motor abilities. For children who are non verbal and who have severe disabilities, object interactions may provide especially revealing evidence of their cognitive development. This article describes the development in the United States of assessment instruments designed to evaluate the object interaction and problem-solving skills of children who are deaf blind. The instruments are designed to assess the development of simple object manipulation, the functional use of objects and ways to gain access to desired objects. Two studies involved in the development of the new instruments are described: a large-scale field test through which various properties of the assessments were examined and the skills of a representative sample of the target population were revealed; and an implementation study involving the use of the instruments to set instructional goals and measure the educational progress of students in local state-funded classrooms.
Services for children with learning disability: international perspectives on residential child care
- Editor:
- BARLOW Gerald
- Publisher:
- University of Strathclyde. Centre for Residential Child Care
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 50p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Includes papers on: services for children with learning difficulties; between the ideal and the reality; exploring the relationship of the child educator; the Camphill Diploma Course in Curative Education; respite care in the Ottawa Rotary Home; a holistic approach at the Linn Moor Special Residential School; twenty two years of residential care for special needs children; education, care and therapy at the St. Margaret's School; the network family programme in Tasmania; and putting the concept of quality of care into operation.