Download or read book Caregiver Education Guide for Children with Developmental Disabilities written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive reference addresses the need for specific, hands-on instructions and guidelines for the parents and caregivers of children with special needs. The book includes charts, guidelines, instructions, tools, and educational handouts designed to be copied and distributed by the health professional to enhance patient care and compliance with treatment programs.
Download or read book Children with Developmental Disabilities written by S Venkatesan and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-03-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disability is the functional inability of an individual to perform any activity in the manner or within the range considered `normal'. These are relatively permanent conditions and in most cases can be tackled only by early intervention and long-term therapy. The accurate diagnosis of a child with a disorder is an important prelude to planning the right programme for intervention and rehabilitation. The book is intended for early identification of such developmental problems in infants and pre-school children. It covers a wide range of impairments, disabilities and handicaps commonly seen in young children. It is meant to enable parents to appreciate their manifestations, prevalence and characteristics. The book recognizes the importance of home-based programmes and contains lists of more than 400 activities as non-formal curriculum for young children. It carries broad guidelines on how to train children for these activities at home or pre-school settings. This book will be of great help to parents and trainers who are searching for suggestions from professionals on not only what training to impart to these children, but also how to train them at low cost and within their home settings. The book also serves as a reference guide for students of disability management or rehabilitation sciences. All teaching objectives and items included in this practical guide are empirically validated and located along a hierarchical scale of developmental difficulty. They are worded in behavioural terms so that trainers can readily start working on the given goals for behaviour change in the children. This book is meant for students and professionals in the field of rehabilitation services for disabled, general or special education programmes, parents of pre-school children, those who run play schools or crèches, non-formal educators, speech therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and paediatricians.
Download or read book Project EXCEPTIONAL written by Anne Kuschner and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life Planning for Adults with Developmental Disabilities written by Judith Greenbaum and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents and Caregivers As any parent or caregiver of an individual with developmental disabilities can tell you, planning for the future of an adult with intellectual disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, severe autism, or another such condition requires hard work and good advice. While complete independence and self-reliance is out of reach for many adults with developmental disabilities, a productive, stable, and enjoyable life is certainly possible. But government and private support for parents and disabled individuals is scattered and difficult to negotiate. This book is a comprehensive guide to resources you can use to help an adult child or other individual with developmental disabilities for whom you care. The book begins by assessing the quality of life of the adult with a disability. It offers a wealth of suggestions for making that person's life even better. The book then focuses on long-term planning for the individual with a disability and helps answer the question, Who will take care of my child after I'm gone? •Learn effective ways to: Assess a disabled individual's strengths and need for support services •Develop a plan to for building a busy and productive life •Locate good housing and employment opportunities •Gather a supportive team of caregivers Advocate for a disabled individual with community agencies
Download or read book Inclusion Works written by Faye Ong and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child written by Kelley Coleman and published by Hachette Go. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The honest, relatable, actionable roadmap to the practicalities of parenting a disabled child, featuring personal stories, expert interviews, and the foundational information parents need to know about topics including diagnosis, school, doctors, insurance, financial planning, disability rights, and what life looks like as a parent caregiver. For parents of disabled children, navigating the systems, services, and supports is a daunting, and often overwhelming, task. No one explains to parents how to figure out the complex medical, educational, and social service systems essential to their child’s success. Over and over, parents are being asked to reinvent the exact same wheels. According to the CDC, “Every 4 ½ minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States.” That’s 1 in 33. There’s no handbook for how to do this. Until now. Presented with empathy and humor, Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child: Your Guide to the Essential Systems, Services, and Supports gives parents the tools to conquer the stuff, so that they can spend less time filling out forms, and more time loving their children exactly as they are. With over a decade of experience navigating these systems for her own child, author Kelley Coleman presents key information, templates, and wisdom alongside practical advice from over 40 experts, covering topics such as diagnosis, working with your medical team, insurance, financial planning, disability rights and advocacy, and individualized education plans. Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child gives parents the tools they need to stop wasting unnecessary time, money, and stress. If you need to know how to actually do the things, this book is for you.
Download or read book Children with Special Needs written by Karen L. Lungu and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1999 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps parents of differently abled children find resources needed to raise, educate, and advocate for their families, with special consideration of adoptive and foster families. Moving stories of exceptional children illustrate issues and needs surrounding conditions such as prenatal drug and alcohol exposure, premature birth, neurological and genetic impairment, sensory disorders, communication and learning disorders, and behavioral disorders. Later chapters discuss education and adoption issues. Includes some 100 pages of organizations and education and multimedia resources. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Guidelines for Early Learning in Child Care Home Settings written by John McLean and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Basic Abilities written by and published by Souvenir Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical book pioneers a holistic approach to helping children who have motor problems and learning disabilities. It shows parents how much they themselves can do to help their child and reinforces the work of the professionals day to day.'
Download or read book Toddler Day Care written by Robin Lynn Leavitt and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Between the ages of one and three, children go through a distinct stage that every parent knows well--toddlerhood. Primarily concerned with themselves and their immediate worlds, toddlers present special needs to their caregivers. This book outlines a responsive, nondirective approach to help professionals with this unique developmental stage. The authors' approach is child-centered, focusing on the need to let children be themselves in as natural and individual a way as possible, rather than stressing preschool academic achievement. Responsive caregiving--adjusting to the specific needs of the children--requires as much knowledge of psychology, sociology, education, and medicine as directive caregiving. But in addition, the responsive caregiver needs a rarer, higher skill: an ability to follow the toddler's lead."--Back cover.
Download or read book The Parent s Notebook written by Susan E Rosano Ma and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Parent's Notebook offers opportunities for parents, siblings, caregivers, friends and other important family members to learn new ways of managing challenges related to raising a child with developmental disabilities and special health care needs. Surprisingly, there are very few books that are specifically written to help parents, who often find themselves struggling, and suffering alone, without the benefit of camaraderie, connection, and understanding. So I offer my stories, opinions, and resolutions to you in the hope of bridging this chasm. Parents and families should know they are not alone, that others feel similarly, and that there are solutions to the difficult situations we all encounter. The circumstances I have written about in The Parent's Notebook include the following: An unexpected future and how to come to terms with this; the overwhelming feeling of uncertainty about what, if anything, is really wrong with our child; wanting to be understood by family, friends and the general public and realizing that this is not the case; family balance and handling increased demands of medical and educational processes; the loss of the feeling of being a "typical" family; losing family privacy when in-home supports arrive with their curious lack of boundaries; the difficulties of comparing one child to another and the outcome of that; feeling victimized by the circumstances of having a child with special needs; having to advocate for your child, family and yourself through the medical and educational systems; protecting yourself from fraud and impatient purchases that you think will solve a big problem for your child. The writing and arts activities in this book are based in Creative Arts Therapy. I became a Creative Arts Therapist after receiving my Masters Degree from Wesleyan University in 2003 and used Creative Arts-endorsed activities for years to help me work through personal struggles. My favorite activity was writing and drawing in my notebook every day. It gave me the ability to release my feelings in a productive manner and turn emotional turmoil into an art project. In this book, you will find guidelines for writing and drawing in a notebook along with suggestions on how to begin. More Creative Arts activities are listed at the end, with instructions, objectives for each project, plus supplies needed. And the best part? These activities are actually fun to do and offer lasting benefits for the whole family. The larger message in this book is that raising Christian filled my life with significance; something beyond ordinary life. He showed his love and happy spirit to everyone he came in contact with. He was a person overflowing with love. I encourage readers to write about their child's significance in their life and the lives of others that are in contact with that child on a daily basis, remembering that their child is a gift to them and this gift is theirs to love and appreciate.
Download or read book Deciphering the System written by Paula J. Beckman and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear and concise information that parents need about the services available to their disabled child.
Download or read book Cerebral Palsy written by Freeman Miller and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-05-08 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a child has a health problem, parents want answers. But when a child has cerebral palsy, the answers don't come quickly. A diagnosis of this complex group of chronic conditions affecting movement and coordination is difficult to make and is typically delayed until the child is eighteen months old. Although the condition may be mild or severe, even general predictions about long-term prognosis seldom come before the child's second birthday. Written by a team of experts associated with the Cerebral Palsy Program at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, this authoritative resource provides parents and families with vital information that can help them cope with uncertainty. Thoroughly updated and revised to incorporate the latest medical advances, the second edition is a comprehensive guide to cerebral palsy. The book is organized into three parts. In the first, the authors describe specific patterns of involvement (hemiplegia, diplegia, quadriplegia), explain the medical and psychosocial implications of these conditions, and tell parents how to be effective advocates for their child. In the second part, the authors provide a wealth of practical advice about caregiving from nutrition to mobility. Part three features an extensive alphabetically arranged encyclopedia that defines and describes medical terms and diagnoses, medical and surgical procedures, and orthopedic and other assistive devices. Also included are lists of resources and recommended reading.
Download or read book Your Child s Voice written by Cynthia Lockrey and published by Self-Counsel Press. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It can be overwhelming and scary for parents to not only find out what is wrong with their child, but also get the treatment and support needed. This process can take years, with parents growing increasingly frustrated, as their child’s case appears to be falling through the cracks. Many parents find it intimidating dealing with medical professionals who seem to speak a different language. 'Your Child’s Voice' will empower parents of children with mild to moderate disabilities be the voice for their child. Too often parents are left on their own trying to navigate a complex system of diagnosis and treatment for children with special needs – especially children with less obvious needs. Drawing on the author’s experience as a patient advocate and ongoing journey of getting support for her own son, this book will include personal stories of fighting to ensure his file didn’t get lost in the system, the challenges of getting support in school, getting the tests needed in a timely manner as well as exercises and checklists to help caregivers prepare for appointments and ask for help.
Download or read book Helping People with Developmental Disabilities Mourn written by Marc A. Markell and published by Companion Press. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frequently, people with developmental disabilities are excluded from bereavement ceremonies when a loved one or friend dies, therefore not receiving the special care needed for comprehending their own feelings of loss. Focusing on creating mourning rituals for special needs people, this guide offers specific rituals and techniques for caregivers to use while helping explain death and dying. With more than 20 examples such as the use of pictures and storytelling or drawing and music, these practical tools can substantially lend to the understanding of grief and sadness for intellectually and developmentally disabled adults and adolescents.
Download or read book Infant toddler Learning Development Program Guidelines written by Faye Ong and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hope That Helps A Caregiver s Thrival Guide For Special Needs written by Lisa and Randy Weist and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-07-03 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caregiving for a family member with special needs can carry a heavy burden for many who are not equipped or prepared to provide such care. Many families become overwhelmed and relationships suffer as a result of fatigue and hopelessness. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls from explorers who have already traveled this road ahead and can guide you to a place of Thrival instead of mere survival. From our years of firsthand experience caring for our son with autism and also from our careers in the mental health and education field, we share our mistakes and triumphs. This helpful resource combines research-based methods gleaned from the service providers and experts with whom we have collaborated along our journey of twenty-three years. Each time we are asked for advice, we are happy to share and always end our conversation with the words "Hope that helps!"
