Understanding physical impairment in young children
Textbook (chapter)
Chapter Title | Understanding physical impairment in young children |
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Book Chapter Category | Textbook (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2850 |
Book Title | Diversity, inclusion & engagement, 2nd ed. |
Authors | |
Author | Tait, Kathleen |
Editors | Hyde, Mervyn, Carpenter, Lorelei and Conway, Robert |
Page Range | 317-349 |
Chapter Number | 15 |
Number of Pages | 33 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISBN | 9780195522235 |
Abstract | Among those children who have special needs, some children live with a physical impairment. This chapter focuses on the topic of physical impairment (PI; also known as a physical disability, or a mobility limitation). The impact of living with a PI in childhood and adolescence can differ depending on whether the child was born with a physical disability (PD) or whether the child acquired a physical impairment at a very young age. Clearly the ramifications of growing up with a PI are quite different from those of acquiring them at an older age.This chapter will focus on early onset physical impairment. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a brief overview of four categories of early onset childhood and/or developmental physical disabilities that teachers are most likely to need information on (that is, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and the neuromuscular disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy); and to raise the reader's awareness of the most common concerns and issues in the lives of children growing up with a physical impairment. Included are related medical issues; potential treatment approaches, and the importance of engagement as it relates to a child with a physically disabling condition, for participation in the regular classroom, educational implications and quality of life issues in childhood and adolescence. |
Keywords | cerebral palsy; chronic conditions; fine motor; gross motor; hydrocephalus; ICF-CY; juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; mobility; muscular dystrophy; physical impairment; quality of life; spina bifida; task analysis; zone of proximal development |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420318. People with disability |
520102. Educational psychology | |
390411. Special education and disability | |
Public Notes | © Mervyn Hyde, Lorelei Carpenter and Robert Conway 2014. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press. |
Byline Affiliations | Hong Kong Baptist University, China |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2vv0/understanding-physical-impairment-in-young-children
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