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1 online resource |
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Routledge Library Editions: Children and Disability |
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Routledge Library Editions: Children and Disability
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Authors' acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Medical aspects; 1 Physical and medical problems; 2 Incidence, causation and future trends; 2 Families with a spina bifida child; 3 Family problems; 4 Help for families; 3 Abilities, attainments and schooling; 5 Intellectual development; 6 The pre-school years; 7 Choosing a school; 8 Teaching children with spina bifida; 4 The child and the adolescent in society |
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9 Behavioural, emotional and social problems of children and adolescents with spina bifida10 After school: prospects for further education, training and employment; Main findings and conclusions; Appendices; A Glossary of medical terms; B Example of hyperverbal behaviour in a child with spina bifida and hydrocephalus; C WPPSI and WISC findings; D Extract from an intervention programme for use with spina bifida infants; E Extract from parental involvement project; F Behavioural problems in 6-year-old spina bifida children; G List of publications about aids and toys |
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H Residential courses available for physically handicapped school-leaversI Useful addresses; Author Index; General Index |
| Summary |
First published in 1977, this book focuses on the disability of spina bifida in children. Children with the condition frequently suffer with severe physical handicaps such as lower limb paralysis and incontinence, as well as intellectual impairment. It can be difficult for the families of these multiply handicapped children and they often require the help of professionals from many disciplines. In this book, the authors focus on practical suggestions for alleviating many of the problems brought about by the condition. Their suggestions are designed to help parents, as well as professionals |
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Spina bifida.
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Children with disabilities.
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Spinal Dysraphism
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Disabled Children
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Children with disabilities
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Spina bifida
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317326328 |
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1317326326 |
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