Children with severe developmental disabilities and behavioral disorders have increased special healthcare needs

The Quality of Life of Siblings of Children With Severe Developmental Disabilities Children

Objectives: Having a disabled child can have profound effects on the living conditions and the mental health of their family. Siblings of the children with disabilities have an important role in supporting them. Their physical, mental and emotional health may be at risk, therefore, their condition and living should be concerned and improved. The current study aimed to investigate the quality of...

Transportation safety for children with special healthcare needs.

Increased risk of injury in children with developmental disabilities.

The objective of this study was to examine injury risk in children with autism, ADD/ADHD, learning disability, psychopathology, or other medical conditions. Children aged 3-5 years who participated in the National Survey of Children's Health were included. Six study groups were analyzed in this report: autism (n=82), ADD/ADHD (n=191), learning disability (n=307), psychopathology (n=210), other ...

The intervention effect of cognitive-behavioral play theory (CBPT) on alexithymia and Academic burnout in children with special learning disabilities(severe)

The aim of this research was to investigate evaluate cognitive-behavioral play therapy on alexithymia and reduce academic burnout in students with special learning disabilities (severe). In terms of purpose, the present study is a part of basic research and in terms of method, it is a quasi-experimental study with a pre- post-test and group waiting for treatment. The study community included al...

Dental management of children with special healthcare needs.

INTRODUCTION Dental caries is a common condition amongst young children that negatively impacts on their quality of life, It is an added burden on children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) who have an increased risk of developing caries due to the high sugar contents in their medications, regular consumption of cariogenic foods and a poor salivary flow. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES to analyse the...