Parents of children with a disability under twice as much stress, survey finds
(Medical Xpress)—Queensland parents of children with a disability endure twice as much stress and worry as parents of typically developing children, according to the My Say survey.
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Mar 20, 2013 |
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Kids with cerebral palsy may benefit from video game play
Like their healthy peers, children with disabilities may spend too much time in front of a video screen. For children with cerebral palsy (CP), this leads to an even greater risk of being overweight or developing health issues ...
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May 07, 2012 |
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Children with disabilities four times as likely be to victims of violence as children who are not disabled
About 5% of children worldwide (around 93 million children) have a moderate or severe disability. Although children with disabilities are thought to be at greater risk of violence, this is the first study to quantify the ...
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Jul 11, 2012 |
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Tech opens communication doors for grandparents of grandkids with ASD
For three years, University of Utah researchers have been deploying a computer-based design program called SketchUp in workshops to teach and develop life skills for youth on the autism spectrum. An earlier ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Dec 10, 2012 |
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New report highlights global governments' failure to support family-friendly policies
A new report launched today by the UCLA World Policy Analysis Center presents never-before-available comparative data on nearly every country in the world, revealing how millions of children across the globe face conditions ...
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Feb 13, 2013 |
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Creating inclusive child-care spaces
Researchers from the University of Alberta are teaming up with child-care providers and day-home operators to ensure they have adequate training and support needed to offer inclusive spaces for children with disabilities.
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Mar 28, 2013 |
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Impact of caring for adult child with disability studied
(Medical Xpress)—Caring for an adult child with developmental disabilities or mental illness increased by 38 percent the chances that an aging parent would develop disabilities of their own, according to findings of a new ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 17, 2012 |
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