Views of professionals about the educational needs of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Res Dev Disabil
; 91: 103422, 2019 Aug.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31247387
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 ANDRESULTS:
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.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Actitud del Personal de Salud
/
Educación Especial
/
Trastornos del Neurodesarrollo
/
Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Res Dev Disabil
Asunto de la revista:
TRANSTORNOS MENTAIS
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article