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Social-emotional competences in very young visually impaired children
- Authors:
- LANG Markus, HINTERMAIR Manfred, SARIMSKI Klaus
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Visual Impairment, 35(1), 2017, pp.29-43.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Social-emotional competences are an important developmental domain for children with a visual impairment (VI). Therefore, early diagnosis in this regard is needed to ensure that VI children receive appropriate support. In this study, the authors used two preliminary German versions of the Infant–Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) and the Social-Emotional Assessment/Evaluation Measure (SEAM) to assess social-emotional competences in 92 VI infants and toddlers aged 12–36 months. The results indicate that both instruments provide valid, reliable data and are suitable for use in practice. The results still reveal that understanding the emotions of other persons, paying attention to things around them and engaging with their environment, in addition to relating to other peers, seem to be the most important challenges for early intervention in VI toddlers. An additional disability is yet another condition that poses a specific challenge for VI education. The data also corroborate well-known findings from other research on the education of children with different conditions; in particular, the role of parental responsivity for the development of social-emotional competences is confirmed. Overall, the results suggest that the two instruments employed provide important information for educational practice, but further research is needed to demonstrate their full value. (Edited publisher abstract)
Autism: a sensorimotor approach to management
- Editor:
- HUEBNER Ruth A.
- Publisher:
- Aspen
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 510p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Gaithersberg, MD
Presents an extensive literature review of the current literature on the incidence and management of sensory and motor dysfunction in autism; includes papers on the neuropsychology of autism, sensory processing, attachment theory, and play therapy; offers new ideas for assessment and intervention using the sensorimotor approach; integrates the insights of researchers, clinicians, parents and people with autism; and uses chapter objectives, discussion questions and case studies in each paper.
Unmet need in community care: an analysis of policy and literature on need and unmet need, and a study of practitioners' concepts of unmet need
- Authors:
- KEDDIE David, BAUMANN Matthew
- Publisher:
- Dorset. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 60p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Dorchester
Report looking at the difficulties in recording unmet need, and at the key characteristics of unmet need, focusing on Dorset. Defines need and unmet need; outlines research methods; and presents summaries of findings for disabled people, older people, people with learning difficulties, people with mental health problems, and people with sensory impairments.
Using a phone: people with additional needs; qualitative interviews with people with a range of disabilities
- Author:
- ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE
- Publisher:
- Advisory Committee on Telecommunications for Disabled and Elderly People
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 83p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report on telephone use by disabled and older people, based on user views. Assesses telecommunications needs, overall satisfaction/dissatisfaction with current equipment and services and reasons for this, looks at the level of awareness of specialist services and equipment available, and identifies any aspirations people may have with regard to the telephone service in general and how these could be provided.
Using a phone: people with additional needs; promoting action
- Author:
- ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR DISABLED AND ELDERLY PEOPLE
- Publisher:
- Advisory Committee on Telecommunications for Disabled and Elderly People
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Summarises points emerging from a qualitative project involving 40 in-depth interviews about the telephone needs of disabled and older people and sets out the action needed based on the study findings.
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.
Making sense together: practical approaches to supporting children who have multisensory impairments
- Author:
- WYMAN Rosalind
- Publisher:
- Souvenir Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 278p.,illus.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Draws on the authors own experiences of working closely with parents to develop the abilities of children who have multisensory impairments. Working with children ranging from a few months to the teenage years, the author describes a holistic approach that will develop communication, self help skills and confidence in their ability to explore their world in a positive way.
The child with a disability
- Authors:
- HALL David M.B., HILL Peter D
- Publisher:
- Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 397p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Practical text describing childhood disabilities. Includes chapters on: the nature of disability; intelligence, development and assessment; a review of normal development; practical aspects of assessment; hearing tests; assessment of visual function; coping with disability; services for disabled children; behaviour problems and their management; learning difficulties; communication disorders; hearing loss; visual impairment; cerebral palsy; neural tube defects and other motor disorders; educational underachievement; and fits, faints and funny turns.
Including students with severe and multiple disabilities in typical classrooms: practical strategies for teachers
- Author:
- DOWNING June E
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 209p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Guide to including children with multiple disabilities in mainstream education. Combines up to date research from the United States with case studies. Describes how to perform accurate functional assessments, stresses the importance of teaching skills with everyday applications, offers alternatives to visual and auditory communication modes, provides ideas for enhancing socialisation, and explains how to involve all members of the school community. Looks at how learning needs change as children progress from pre-school to primary to secondary education.
How to get equipment for disability
- Authors:
- MANDELSTAM Michael, comp
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley/Disabled Living Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 528p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains sections on: daily living equipment; home adaptations; home nursing equipment; medical equipment; wheelchairs; cars; walking aids; footwear; orthotic appliances; prostheses; communication equipment; hearing equipment; equipment for people with visual impairment; environmental controls; incontinence; stoma care; renal dialysis; diabetes; respiratory equipment; dental equipment; residential home equipment provision; equipment for children; equipment for employment; specialist services; charges; social fund; product liability, standards and cleaning; and court cases and ombudsman investigations.