Intellectual Disability Among Children Everywhere

2018 Reference

Author : Florence Koenderink
Release : 2018
Genre : Reference
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Download or read book Intellectual Disability Among Children Everywhere written by Florence Koenderink. This book was released on 2018. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Intellectual Disability Among Children Everywhere' is the 4th manual in the Children Everywhere series. This manual specifically addresses the special care needs of children with intellectual disabilities, in a way that is relevant both for people running children's homes and for people training specialised foster carers or small group home carers. Part 1 of the book helps you understand what intellectual disability means and the physical and behavioural issues that you are likely to encounter, as well as giving advice on how to handle these and how to help the children become as independent as possible. Part 2 gives information about commonly associated conditions such as cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome, autism, seizure disorders and mental health problems. In Part 3 the management and care structures that are necessary for adequate care for children with special needs are discussed. The aim of the book is to improve the health and quality of life of the children and to give them a better future.

Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children

2015-10-28 Medical

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Release : 2015-10-28
Genre : Medical
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Book Synopsis Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Download or read book Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This book was released on 2015-10-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe. Of the approximately 1.3 million children who were recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits in 2013, about 50% were disabled primarily due to a mental disorder. An increase in the number of children who are recipients of SSI benefits due to mental disorders has been observed through several decades of the program beginning in 1985 and continuing through 2010. Nevertheless, less than 1% of children in the United States are recipients of SSI disability benefits for a mental disorder. At the request of the Social Security Administration, Mental Disorders and Disability Among Low-Income Children compares national trends in the number of children with mental disorders with the trends in the number of children receiving benefits from the SSI program, and describes the possible factors that may contribute to any differences between the two groups. This report provides an overview of the current status of the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, and the levels of impairment in the U.S. population under age 18. The report focuses on 6 mental disorders, chosen due to their prevalence and the severity of disability attributed to those disorders within the SSI disability program: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, and mood disorders. While this report is not a comprehensive discussion of these disorders, Mental Disorders and Disability Among Low-Income Children provides the best currently available information regarding demographics, diagnosis, treatment, and expectations for the disorder time course - both the natural course and under treatment.

Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders

2001-01-01 Medical

Author : Institute of Medicine
Release : 2001-01-01
Genre : Medical
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Download or read book Neurological, Psychiatric, and Developmental Disorders written by Institute of Medicine. This book was released on 2001-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brain disordersâ€"neurological, psychiatric, and developmentalâ€"now affect at least 250 million people in the developing world, and this number is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. Yet public and private health systems in developing countries have paid relatively little attention to brain disorders. The negative attitudes, prejudice, and stigma that often surround many of these disorders have contributed to this neglect. Lacking proper diagnosis and treatment, millions of individual lives are lost to disability and death. Such conditions exact both personal and economic costs on families, communities, and nations. The report describes the causes and risk factors associated with brain disorders. It focuses on six representative brain disorders that are prevalent in developing countries: developmental disabilities, epilepsy, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and stroke. The report makes detailed recommendations of ways to reduce the toll exacted by these six disorders. In broader strokes, the report also proposes six major strategies toward reducing the overall burden of brain disorders in the developing world.

Intellectual Disability and Stigma

2016-09-16 Psychology

Author : Katrina Scior
Release : 2016-09-16
Genre : Psychology
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Download or read book Intellectual Disability and Stigma written by Katrina Scior. This book was released on 2016-09-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how intellectual disability is affected by stigma and how this stigma has developed. Around two per cent of the world's population have an intellectual disability but their low visibility in many places bears witness to their continuing exclusion from society. This prejudice has an impact on the family of those with an intellectual disability as well as the individual themselves and affects the well-being and life chances of all those involved. This book provides a framework for tackling intellectual disability stigma in institutional processes, media representations and other, less overt, settings. It also highlights the anti-stigma interventions which are already in place and the central role that self-advocacy must play.

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