Van Herwegen, Jo, Ashworth, Maria and Palikara, Olympia (2019) Views of professionals about the educational needs of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 91 . 103422. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2019.05.001 ISSN 0891-4222.
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Abstract
Background
Professionals play a key role in supporting children with special educational needs in schools. However, the views of those working with neurodevelopmental disorders are less known.
Aims
This study examined the views of professionals (including teachers, teaching assistants, educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, physio and occupational therapists etc.) working with children with Williams Syndrome (WS), Down Syndrome (DS) or with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in terms of how informed professionals are about the disorder and their views about the type of support these children need to be receiving.
Methods and procedures
Professionals working with 77 children with ASD, 26 with DS and 38 with WS completed an online questionnaire.
Outcomes and results
Professionals in all three groups highlighted relevant areas of difficulty for these children, but they did not recognise some of the less phenotypical difficulties that children with a specific disorder may experience. In addition, there was a disconnect between the difficulties identified by the professionals and the type of specialist support that may be necessary.
Conclusions and implications
Although professionals have a lot of knowledge about the specific neurodevelopmental disorders, further evidence-based training would allow more effective support for children with neurodevelopmental disorders in the classroom but also equip professionals better and raise their confidence in meeting these children’s needs
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Research in Developmental Disabilities |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0891-4222 |
| Official Date: | August 2019 |
| Dates: | Date Event August 2019 Published 24 June 2019 Available 11 May 2019 Accepted |
| Volume: | 91 |
| Article Number: | 103422 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ridd.2019.05.001 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/130198/ |
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