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Learning to live with high functioning autism: a parent's guide for professionals
- Author:
- STANTON Mike
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 128p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
... Matthew has high functioning autism his obvious abilities helped to disguise his more fundamental autistic spectrum disorder. As a consequence, the author found that his efforts were not always appreciated. Like many parents, who ought to be a valuable source of information and help to busy professionals, he was sometimes made to feel as though it was him and not his son's autism that was the problem.
Voices unheard: young people at the beginning of the 21st century
- Editor:
- FROST Roger
- Publisher:
- National Youth Agency
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 71p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Young people feel their views are often ignored or paid lip service when it comes to services used by them or decisions that will affect them. This report gives a series of views from leading commentators, along with young people, on the challenges of a new century for youth policy.
Perceptions of fatherhood: birth fathers and their adoption experiences
- Author:
- CLAPTON G.
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 24(3), Autumn 2000, pp.69-71.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Abuse of female caregiver by care recipients: another form of elder abuse
- Authors:
- PHILLIPS Linda R., de ARDON Esperanza Torres, BRIOONES Guillermina Solis
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 12(3/4), 2000, pp.123-143.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article focuses on the abuse of ageing caregiving women (55 years or older) by the spouses or parents for whom they provide care. Data presented were derived from a study of the dynamics of family caregiving focusing on Mexican American and Anglo caregiving dyads. Analysis focused on identifying correlates of abuse from a group of variables that represented the structure and context
In defence of children's rights
- Author:
- CLARK John
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Now: the Practice Journal of Child, Youth and Family, 16, August 2000, pp.13-18.
- Publisher:
- Child, Youth and Family (Department of Child, Youth and Family Services, Te Tari Awhina I te Tamaiti, te Rangatahi, tae atu ki te Whanau)
Defines and defends children's rights in New Zealand in the contexts of parental discipline and decisions on medical welfare. Concludes all are born with rights and over time acquire others, possessing them no less than do their parents; and they are no less deserving of protection than their parents' rights. Parents must uphold children's rights. Where they manifestly fail others have a higher
Your flexible friends
- Author:
- BRIMBLE Jude
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.8.00, 2000, p.30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
One of the cornerstones of a fairer society is supposed to be more flexible working relations for those with families. The author looks at why employees and employers should welcome them.
Sex and relationships following childbirth: a first report from general practice of 131 couples
- Authors:
- DIXON M., BOOTH N., POWELL R.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of General Practice, 50(452), March 2000, pp.223-224.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners
Changes in a couple's sexual relationship following childbirth may be more significant than previous studies have suggested. Around 50 percent of first-time parents in this study described their sex life as 'poor' or 'not very good' eight months after the birth of their baby, and one in five said that they would like help for this.
Factors influencing child abuse and neglect behaviour be social workers in the Northern Province, South Africa
- Author:
- PELTZER K.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 32(1), March 2000, pp.69-78.
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Tried and tested ideas for parent education and support
- Authors:
- HERBERT Ginnie, NAPPER Rosemary
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 140p.,illus.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
Manual containing a collection of ideas contributed by parents and facilitators. Contains grass roots wisdom from the hands on experiences of parents and providers on setting up and running parenting programmes. Includes a resources section.
The parent's guide to protecting your children in cyberspace
- Author:
- AFTAB Parry
- Publisher:
- McGraw-Hill
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 348p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed at parents wanting their children to benefit from the Internet, while at the same time protecting them from inappropriate web sites. Explains how to: recognised and avoid hidden dangers; supervise Internet access when not there; spot dangerous junk mail and chat rooms; use filters, bookmarks and other technologies to screen content; set up rules for Internet behaviour; and handle any