Library Thursday, 20th June 2013

Cerebra is a UK based organisation. They currently have a number of articles likely to be of interest to families of people with Down syndrome. Members can follow this link to find a list of all articles.

These articles may be of interest to families:

Potential stress factors faced by adolescents with Down’s syndrome
Carole Butler, Swansea Metropolitan University
There are many challenges which young people face during adolescence, such as developmental tasks which include identity formation, changes in school from primary to secondary, and physical changes which happen during puberty. Typical stressors that young people face include self-esteem issues, appearance, dating and sexual relationships, personal health, school grades, employment, work and educational plans. To continue reading follow this link.

Self-injurious behaviour in children with intellectual disability

Prof. Chris Oliver, Dr Louise Davies and Dr Caroline Richards
Offers clear and succinct explanations of terms and possible treatment strategies. “Written to help parents and carers of children with an intellectual disability to understand what self-injury is, what the causes are and which interventions are effective. The briefing focuses on children with profound to moderate intellectual disability ... To continue reading follow this link

Writing Slope Innovation

Six year old Lucy improves her reading and writing by using a writing slope…