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Rubenstein, Lisa DaVia; Schelling, Natalie; Wilczynski, Susan M.; Hooks, Elizabeth N. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2015
The purpose of this phenomenological, qualitative study was to illuminate the lived, shared experiences of parents of gifted children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Thirteen parents were interviewed and the interviews were transcribed and qualitatively analyzed. This article specifically examines the parents' experiences navigating the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interviews, Educational Environment
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McNee, Chelsea M.; Jackson, Carla W. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the involvement of grandparents during hearing detection and intervention. Data were collected and analyzed from survey responses of 50 parents and 35 grandparents of children of varying ages who have hearing loss. Parents described important types of support that grandparents provided including frequent…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grandparents, Therapy, Disability Identification
Becirevic, Majda; Dowling, Monica – Open Society Foundations, 2012
Young children with disabilities frequently face stigmatization; they are more prone to exclusion, abandonment and institutionalisation--often leaving their developmental needs unmet. Equally, the parents of children with disabilities can face isolation and poverty as they attempt to negotiate adequate services for their children to enable them to…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Social Integration, Inclusion, Disabilities
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Yawn, Barbara P.; Wollan, Peter; Kurland, Marge; Bertram, Susan – Journal of School Health, 2006
Schools are being called upon to help address asthma, a common problem in school- aged children. School-based asthma programs need information about asthma diagnoses, asthma symptoms, and asthma's impact on school attendance. Parent or student surveys are the most common method of collecting these data. However, medical literature offers little…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Private Schools, Diseases