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The Developmental Framework Of A Test Of Visual Perceptual Letter/Number Reversal Recognition Skills For School-Aged Children, Janet Richmond Sep 2014

The Developmental Framework Of A Test Of Visual Perceptual Letter/Number Reversal Recognition Skills For School-Aged Children, Janet Richmond

Janet E Richmond PhD

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A Holistic Approach To Child Psychiatric Nursing: A New Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Nancy Mann, Linda Finke Jul 2014

A Holistic Approach To Child Psychiatric Nursing: A New Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Nancy Mann, Linda Finke

Linda M. Finke

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Communicating With Parents And Children About Screening Results, Tammy Hoffmann, Rae Thomas, Chris Del Mar Jun 2014

Communicating With Parents And Children About Screening Results, Tammy Hoffmann, Rae Thomas, Chris Del Mar

Rae Thomas

Conducting a screening program is one thing, communicating the results to individuals is another altogether. We believe effective communication to to be the nexus of health decision-making. How you convey screening choices and results to parents, teachers, and children may have both positive and negative consequences to parental and teacher perceptions of the child's behavior, expectations of his/her future development, and the child's view of themselves. In this chapter, we address the challenges and necessity of informed consent, the importance of understanding the implications of false positive and false negative results, and the potential consequences of communcating screening results. We …


Teaching Play Skills To Children With Autism Using Visually Structured Tasks, Patricia Hampshire, Jack Hourcade Jan 2014

Teaching Play Skills To Children With Autism Using Visually Structured Tasks, Patricia Hampshire, Jack Hourcade

Jack Hourcade

Young students with autism typically exhibit lower levels of play behaviors than their typical peers. These play behaviors may be idiosyncratic and/or unusual (e.g., stereotyped or inappropriately repetitive), further inhibiting the possibilities for successful social interactions with classmates. Learners with autism can be systematically taught appropriate toy play behaviors that can then lead to enhanced social opportunities for these students. In this paper, we discuss how teachers can develop and implement systematic instructional strategies incorporating visual structuring to elicit more successful play behaviors in these students.