he notion that paediatricians act in the interests of the child to facilitate optimal outcomes is well entrenched within the medical culture. From this perspective paediatricians act to provide curative interventions in reversible situations , and to provide assistance and support for those children with chronic conditions where a return to full functionality is improbable. There has however be...

In this paper, I propose some priority areas for research in the field of special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities and some additional challenges regarding conceptualization of SEN. As the term “special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)” is now used in England, that term will also be used as appropriate, particularly with reference to the system rather than children and young pe...