Children with minor motor problems are often referred for evaluation of these problems to physical therapists who work in educational environments. Measures that therapists use to assess seriously disabled children are often inappropriate for these children. The Basic Gross Motor Assessment was developed after analyzing research on minor motor dysfunction. Standard procedures were outlined and ...

The acquisition of reading is a complex neurobiologic process. Identifying the most effective instruction and remedial intervention methods for children at risk of developing reading problems and for those who are already struggling is equally complex. This article aims to provide the clinician with a review of more current findings on the prevention and remediation of reading problems in child...

The author gives the case history of an evacuation of a child care center and its temporary location at his medical center. Advance planning, he says, is the key to any emergency.

In a population-based survey in a defined area in the parish of Clarendon, Jamaica, the prevalence of six types of childhood disabilities was sought. All children aged 2-9 years who screened positive for disability, with 8% of children screening negative (out of a total of 5,468 children), were assessed by a physician and a psychologist. Disabilities were categorised by types and levels of seve...

24 The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an eight-week surfing intervention 25 for 16 children with disabilities. The assessment procedure consisted of pre and post physical 26 fitness measures to determine the benefits of this intervention. Our results showed an overall 27 improvement in upper body strength (right: P = 0.024, left: P = 0.022), core strength (P = 0.002) 2...

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) programs serve populations with similar characteristics. SSI serves adults and children with disabilities who are in low-income families, and AFDC serves low-income families with children. Because of that overlap, policy changes in one program can affect the other. In 1996, Congress enacted the Personal Re...

Among countries with comparable levels of income, India has one of the more progressive disability policy frameworks. However, people with disabilities in India are subject to multiple disadvantages. This paper focuses on state-level variations in outcomes for people with disabilities to provide an explanation for the stark contrast between the liberal laws on paper and the challenges faced by ...

The relationship between counting knowledge and computational skills (i.e., skill at counting to solve addition problems) was assessed for groups of first-grade normal and mathematically disabled (MD) children. Twenty-four normal and 13 MD children were administered a series of counting tasks and solved 40 computer-administered addition problems. For the addition task, problem-solving strategie...

Parents and caregivers faced with the challenges of transferring children with disability are at risk of musculoskeletal injuries and/or emotional stress. The Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale for Transfers (CSEST) is a 14-item questionnaire that measures self-efficacy for transferring under common conditions. The CSEST yields reliable data and valid inferences; however, its rating scale structure ...

PURPOSE Although bullying amongst typically developing school-aged children has been well explored, it is under-researched for children with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of exclusion and bullying among children with disabilities. METHOD We draw on qualitative in-depth interviews and a focus group with children and youth with disabilities (n = 15) t...