Reporting that there are millions of children (and adults) with disabilities reduces these individuals to just numbers-not actual people. The use of mega numbers and national averages obscures the major disparities that exist in the proportion of children with special needs in different areas of the country. In an effort to personalize these national numbers and bring about increased attention ...

Inclusion or full participation by children with disabilities in programs and activities designed for typically developing children benefits children with and without disabilities and their families. Inclusive care programs are least available for school-age children and adolescents. A review of the literature identified best practices for effective inclusive out-of-school care, including: a wr...

Bullying among school-aged children and adolescents is recognised as an important social problem, and the adverse consequences for victims are well established. However, despite growing interest in the socio-demographic profile of victims, there is limited evidence on the relationship between bullying victimisation and childhood disability. This article enhances our understanding of bullying ex...

Many children with spina bifida who require long term and costly clinical management and rehabilitation are seen at the Ontario Crippled Children's Centre (OCCC). The aims of orthopaedic management can best be achieved through an "effective" assessment of each child, which guides the provision of conservative and operative treatment throughout infancy and

Shared decision-making (SDM) promotes family and clinician collaboration, with ultimate goals of improved health and satisfaction. This clinical report provides a basis for a systematic approach to the implementation of SDM by clinicians for children with disabilities. Often in the discussion of treatment plans, there are gaps between the child's/family's values, priorities, and understanding o...

The purpose of this paper was to understand the meaning adolescence has for parents of adolescents with mental disability. The methodology used was the narrative analysis according to the guidelines of Thompson (1998) and Byron-Good (1996). Although the parents identified some typical characteristics of adolescence in their children, not always they did in fact consider them adolescents due to ...

brothers and fathers between the two groups was to the advantage of the patients with 47,XXY and not to the patients of 46,XY. Finally, it should be mentioned that to secure an unbiased attitude on the part of the examiner the psychological investigation was carried out blindly, the psychologist possessing knowledge of neither anaznnestic data, psychiatric evaluation, or results of physical and...

You have done me the honour of inviting me to speak to you tonight upon the subject of "The Day-toDay Management of the Handicapped Child in its own home." I have much pleasure in doing so because so great a part of the daily medical work of myself and my colleagues and the nursing staff in our hospital is concerned with problems common to yours in the care of these children. As many of you are...

An aetiological study of mentally handicapped children in Edinburgh has provided an opportunity for assessing the prevalence of mental handicap in this area and the distribution of handicapped children by severity of defect and clinical type. A definite cause of mental handicap is found in only a minority of cases. Nevertheless, any aetiological investigation must begin with an attempt to class...

iV whom the duties of Statutory Supervision under the Mental ^enciency Acts were being carried on for the London County Council, and this work gave her an intimate knowledge of the needs of mentally handicapped children and the value of Occupation Centres. In 1932 she came to the Central Association for Mental Welfare to fill the post of Case Secretary. Later she became Education Secretary when...