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Direct linkPulsifer-Anderson, Elizabeth – Zero to Three (J), 2009
Gastroesophageal reflux is a common medical problem affecting about 5% of otherwise healthy children. It is extremely common among children with special needs and affects more than half of children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, premature birth, and several other common conditions. The disease is becoming more widely recognized, but children…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Diseases, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy
Download full textWilgosh, Lorraine; Sobsey, Dick; Cey, Robert – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2008
The paper constitutes an examination of life management of post-secondary students with disabilities. Eight individuals, all in attendance at a Western-Canadian university, were interviewed. The purpose was to explore life management issues and transformational outcomes of living with a disability as reported by individuals with disabilities; and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Parents
Peer reviewedAdix, Ruth; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1984
An interview with parents of a child with cerebral palsy recount their struggles to find a diagnosis and treatment for their daughter and express their anger over the lack of information and help they were given by professionals. They emphasize the need for honesty and straightforwardness in professionals dealing with parents. (CL)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping, Disabilities
Specht, Jacqueline A.; King, Gillian A.; Willoughby, Colleen; Brown, Elizabeth G.; Smith, Linda – Counseling and Values, 2005
The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the perspective of individuals with congenital disabilities about spirituality as a coping mechanism during crucial times in their lives, Qualitative analysis of interviews assessing turning points in the lives of 15 adults (6 women and 9 men; M = 37 years) with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, or…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Coping, Cerebral Palsy, Attention Deficit Disorders
Bennett, Tess; Algozzine, Bob – 1983
Twenty-one families participated as members of experimental or control groups in a study which investigated the effects of family-oriented intervention on the stress level of families with young handicapped children (average age 2 years) whose impairments were primarily developmental delay or cerebral palsy. Parents completed the Parenting Stress…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Child Rearing, Coping, Crisis Intervention
Binkard, Betty; And Others – 1987
This booklet presents excerpts from interviews with siblings (ages 10-28) of persons with a range of handicaps, including Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, deafness, autism, seizure disorder, genetic disorders, and mental retardation. It is arranged in order from the youngest person interviewed and continues through…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Autism, Behavior Disorders
