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Motor coordination difficulties in 5–6 year old children with severe behavioural and emotional problems
- Authors:
- IVERSEN Synnove, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 11(3), September 2006, pp.169-185.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Incidence, severity and types of motor difficulties in children with severe behavioural and emotional problems were evaluated. A group of 6 year olds (n = 29) with such problems and controls (n = 29) were compared on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). The groups were compared on total scores as well as manual dexterity, ball skills and balance. Individual MABC profiles were compared with Teacher's Report Form profiles. It was found that 62.1% in the high‐risk group and 20.7% in the control group showed motor coordination difficulties. In the high‐risk group 55.2% fulfilled the criteria of the DSM‐IV for developmental coordination disorder, compared to 3.4% controls. The high risk group showed significant difficulties within all sub areas of the M ABC. There was a significant relationship between attention problems and manual dexterity difficulties. The combination of problems identified makes these children vulnerable with regard to school inclusion and in need of proper assessment and intervention.
Adaptation for participation! Children’s experiences with use of assistive devices in activities
- Authors:
- GJESSING Berit, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 13(8), 2018, pp.802-808.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Purpose: To explore children’s experiences with testing, acquiring and using assistive devices. Methods: Nine children (six boys, three girls, 9–12 years old, with different physical disability and activity experience, participated in semistructured interviews. The interviews were audio-taped, transcribed and analysed using Systematic text condensation. Results: Assistive devices were reported to contribute to cope activities that the children otherwise would not have participated in. Several subjects listed the need for a shielded environment when adapting to new equipment. The children highlighted “independence in activities” and “having the opportunity to participate in activities with family and friends” as important for frequent use. Need for assistance and lack of localizations to perform the activities were listed as reasons for less frequent use. Conclusions: This study reveals that it is useful to map each child’s opportunities for independency, appropriate locations for performing the activity and participation with friends, when considering obtaining assistive devices. (Publisher abstract)
Is sexual abuse of children with disabilities disclosed? A retrospective analysis of child disability and the likelihood of sexual abuse among those attending Norwegian hospitals
- Author:
- KVAM Marit Hoem
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(8), August 2000, pp.1073-1084.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
According to North American studies disabled children are at 2-3 times greater risk of being sexually abused than non-disabled. If the risk ratio for disabled children in Norway is similar, and the disclosure of sexual abuse is the same for disabled as for non-disabled, one should expect disabled children to constitute 2-3 times the 11% they constitute in the general populations. This research aimed to investigate if this is the case for Norwegian children, and to find characteristics within in the handicapped group suspected of being sexually assaulted. Children with disabilities make up a smaller part of children coming to paediatric hospitals with the suspicion of being sexually abused than expected. The results indicate that when a child has a severe disability, the caretakers do not seem to recognise it as sexual abuse before it is quite obvious.
Day care and the integration of disabled children in Norway
- Author:
- ERIKSEN John
- Journal article citation:
- Family Matters, 39, December 1994, pp.20-25.
- Publisher:
- Australian Institute of Family Studies
More than 40 per cent of all children in Norway under seven years of age participate in formal day care. The Norwegian Child Day Care Centre Act 1975 has ensured that it is a priority right of disabled children to have a place in mainstream care, and it applies to a wide range of disabilities including physical, intellectual, learning and behavioural. Discusses how the Norwegian day care system has allowed for the inclusion of disabled children.
Managing turning points and transitions in childhood and parenthood - insights from families with disabled children in Norway
- Authors:
- YTTERHUS Borgunn, WENDELBORG Christian, LUNDEBY Hege
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 23(6), October 2008, pp.625-636.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article explores turning points and transitions emerging in the life course of children with disabilities and their parents. The article is based on longitudinal data from two parallel studies in Norway. Through in-depth interviews with parents the study found that a change appears in disabled children's social participation and belonging, at approximately eight years of age for children with learning difficulties and at approximately ten years of age for children with mobility difficulties. Most of the parents experienced a 'turning point' that directed them into either marginal or inclusive positions in adulthood. The 'transition' emerges at a time described as a stable period of life for families in general and illustrates parents' experiences of the importance of both 'doing' and 'being' in parenthood and childhood. Parents' experiences are strongly interwoven with the child's life and access or lack of access to services and relational responses.
Personal assistance for people with intellectual impairments: experiences and dilemmas
- Author:
- ASKHEIM Ole Petter
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(3), May 2003, pp.325-339.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The article gives an account of how personal assistance is adapted to people with intellectual impairments in Norway and the experiences with the arrangement for this target group. Discusses the challenges and dilemmas of including people with intellectual impairments in the target group for personal assistance, since people other than the user as a rule fill the role as manager of the service. Special attention is paid to the parents' role since they often act as managers on behalf of their sons/daughters. Furthermore, the assistants' role is discussed and the importance of how they meet the users. Finally, there is a discussion of the consequences the extension of personal assistance to intellectually impaired users might have both for personal assistance as a service and for the ordinary care services.
Social work and the Norwegian welfare state
- Editors:
- TUTVEDT Oyvind, YOUNG Lawrence
- Publisher:
- Norwegian State College of Local Government Administration and Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 298p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oslo
Contains chapters on: the historical development of social work in Norway; the role of social work in the Norwegian welfare state; theory and practice of social work - examples from Norway; values in social work in Norway; social work with physically handicapped people; child welfare and guidance; social work within municipal social welfare offices; social work education in Norway; the Norwegian welfare state - its aims and organisations; and Norway's public health service.