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Abstract Introduction This qualitative study that investigates parents’ experiences of having a child with Down Syndrome (DS) and sleep difficulties is part broader mixed-method entitled Sleep Difficulties in Children Syndrome: An Evaluation Parent/Carer Family Quality Life. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews 26 parents (fathers n = 4 mothers 22), reflexive Thematic Analysis (TA) w...

BACKGROUND Taking care of a child with special needs can be draining and difficult and require a lot of parental time and resources. The present study investigated the long-term sickness absence of parents who have children with spina bifida, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome compared to that of parents without a child with special needs. METHODS The sample consisted of primiparae women who ga...

objectives: reading is a language skill based on visual modality which recently is addressed as a facilitator of expressive language in children with down syndrome. the aim was designing a whole word reading protocol and examining its effects on the language skills of children with down syndrome. methods: a whole word reading protocol was developed and was examined through a single-subject stud...