BACKGROUND Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA), especially DHA (docosahexaenonic acid) are essential for brain development and physical health. Low blood Omega-3 LC-PUFA have been reported in children with ADHD and related behavior/learning difficulties, as have benefits from dietary supplementation. Little is known, however, about blood fatty acid status in the general chi...

Aims To develop and validate the Pediatric Visually Induced Dizziness Questionnaire (PVID) and quantify the presence and severity of visually induced dizziness (ViD), i.e., symptoms induced by visual motion stimuli including crowds and scrolling computer screens in children. Methods 169 healthy (female n = 89; recruited from mainstream schools, London, UK) and 114 children with a primary migr...

Children with special educational needs included in Austrian mainstream schools are provided support, which aim to create learning environments, that meet the children’s on an individual level. Little is known about what adjustments children school classes require promote participation occupations. This first study Austria exploring student-environment-fit from self-perceived perspective and co...

Child neglect is a problem that presents many challenges to learning and teaching in schools. Children are unable learn if their basic needs not met. Neglect the second most common reason for child be on protection plan Wales. Given universal nature of provision within community, prevalence neglect, schools well-placed notice intervene early provide support children promotes health wellbeing. I...

This article continues a theme recently raised in this journal by Małek (2019) and Krzyworzeka-Jelinowska (2019). It analyses the activism of Polish women living abroad, as headteachers, teachers parents at Saturday schools, demonstrates that migrants are not socially passive sometimes assumed. We define civil society ‘a active citizens, associating together working for collective good’. Our st...

INTRODUCTION Current evidence suggests that Social Stories can be effective in tackling problem behaviours exhibited by children with autism spectrum disorder. Exploring the meaning of behaviour from a child's perspective allows stories to provide social information that is tailored to their needs. Case reports in children with autism have suggested that these stories can lead to a number of be...