Evaluation of a Class-Participation Program for Preschool Children With Developmental Disabilities

The effect of parent education program for preschool children with developmental disabilities: A randomized controlled trial.

AIM This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a parent education program, the Happy Parenting program, for Chinese preschool children with developmental disabilities. METHODS This study adopted randomized controlled trial design without blinding. Participants were randomized into intervention group (n=62) who were offered the Happy Parenting program delivered by educational psychologists a...

Upper-Limb Rehabilitation With Adaptive Video Games for Preschool Children With Developmental Disabilities.

OBJECTIVE This study used a novel device to make video games accessible to children with developmental disabilities (DD) by modifying the training software and interfaces to enhance motor training. METHOD In the pretest-posttest design, 20 children (13 boys, 7 girls; mean age=5.2 yr) with DD received adaptive upper-limb motor rehabilitation consisting of fifteen 30-min individual sessions 3 t...

The Quality of Life of Siblings of Children With Severe Developmental Disabilities Children

Objectives: Having a disabled child can have profound effects on the living conditions and the mental health of their family. Siblings of the children with disabilities have an important role in supporting them. Their physical, mental and emotional health may be at risk, therefore, their condition and living should be concerned and improved. The current study aimed to investigate the quality of...

Early Intervention for Children with Developmental Disabilities

Effectiveness of a Sensory-Enriched Early Intervention Group Program for Children With Developmental Disabilities.

OBJECTIVE The study's objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Interdisciplinary Sensory-Enriched Early Intervention (ISEEI) group program for children with developmental delays. METHOD We conducted a retrospective chart review of 63 children ages 18-36 mo who participated in ISEEI. We evaluated participants with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development III (Bayley-III) a...