Disabled Children
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Evaluation of an adaptive ice skating programme for children with disabilities.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To describe an adaptive ice skating programme designed by paediatric therapists. METHODS: Twenty-two children, ages 5-12 years, with developmental disabilities participated in this once per week skating programme lasting 6 weeks. Ice ... Read more...

Transition to adult services for young people with disabilities: current evidence to guide future research.

29 Sep 2009 This article outlines the evidence upon which best practice guidelines for transition to adulthood for young people with physical and developmental disabilities were developed in Ontario, Canada, through consensus activities. Evidence was gathered ... Read more...

[Social participation and vocational integration as an objective of child and adolescent psychiatric rehabilitation]

30 Aug 2009 In order to avoid threatening social disintegration, it is important for children and adolescents with chronic mental disorders and also for physically disabled children to diagnose disturbances of social participation in an early stage and to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Disabled Children'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Evaluation of an adaptive ice skating programme for children with disabilities. 29 Sep 2009
• A special needs child. 29 Sep 2009
• Transition to adult services for young people with disabilities: current evidence to guide future research. 29 Sep 2009
• Rural hospital beats the odds in South Africa. 3 Sep 2009
• [Social participation and vocational integration as an objective of child and adolescent psychiatric rehabilitation] 30 Aug 2009
• Experiences of disability consumer-directed care users in Australia: results from a longitudinal qualitative study. 30 Aug 2009
• Communication, comanagement, and collaborative care for children and youth with special healthcare needs. 30 Aug 2009
• Adequate fluid intake, urinary incontinence, and physical and/or intellectual disability. 18 Aug 2009
• School nursing for children with special needs: does number of schools make a difference? 30 Jul 2009
• A family perspective on population health: the case of child health and the family. 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of adaptive seating devices on the activity performance of children with cerebral palsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Quality of life and participation. 30 Jul 2009
• Quality of life for the young adult with neurodisability. Foreword. 30 Jul 2009
• Differences in risk factors for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) receiving needed specialty care by Socioeconomic Status. 29 Jul 2009
• Clinical report--Forgoing medically provided nutrition and hydration in children. 25 Jul 2009
• Neurodevelopmental disability through 11 years of age in children born before 26 weeks of gestation. 25 Jul 2009
• Bruising frequency and patterns in children with physical disabilities. 18 Jul 2009
• Transporting children with special health care needs: comparing recommendations and practice. 11 Jul 2009
• A critical examination of school-based occupational therapy collaborative consultation. 29 Jun 2009
• [REHAB despite economic crisis] 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Disabled Children'

Definition: Children with mental or physical disabilities that interfere with usual activities of daily living and that may require accommodation or intervention.

Descriptor UI: D019988

Alternative terms: Disabled Children; Children with Disabilities; Children with Disability; Disability, Children with; Children, Disabled; Handicapped Children; Children, Handicapped; Child, Disabled; Disabled Child;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; rehabilitation;

Tree Number: M01.150.200;

History Note: 98

Technical Notes: coord with type of disability if given (e.g. HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS) + appropriate check tag