Search for dissertations about: "Children in need of special support"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words Children in need of special support.

2. 1. Burnout in parents of chronically ill children

   Author : Caisa Lindström; Jan Åman; Annika Lindahl Norberg; Agneta Anderzén Carlsson; Carina Sparud Lundin; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Burnout; long-term stress; parents; children; chronic illness; T1DM; IBD; intervention group; Family Medicine; Allmänmedicin;

   Abstract : Parents of children with a chronic disease are usually highly involved in their child’s treatment and may be affected by the heavy demands and constant stress. This can increase the risk of developing burnout, which is an individual reaction to long-term stress consisting of symptoms associated with emotional exhaustion, as well as physical and cognitive fatigue. READ MORE

4. 2. Children with blindness: Developmental aspects, comorbidity and implications for education and support

   Author : Kim de Verdier; Ulla Ek; Elisabeth Fernell; Harald Martinsen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Blindness; comorbidity; autism; intellectual disability; inclusive education; support; braille; children; parents; teachers; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this research is to deepen the knowledge about developmental aspects, comorbidity and implications for education and support provision, regarding children with blindness. Special focus is directed towards children with blindness and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). READ MORE

5. 3. The applicability of a functional approach to social competence in preschool children in need of special support

   Author : Anne Lillvist; Håkan Stattin; Mats Granlund; Anette Sandberg; Mikael Heimann; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Children in need of special support; disability; functional approach; preschool; systems theory; Psychology; Psykologi; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Social sciences; Socialvetenskap; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis, with four empirical studies, was to test the applicability of a functional approach in investigating social competence of children in need of special support within the preschool context. The main theoretical framework was systems theory. READ MORE

6. 4. Families of young children with autism spectrum disorder in Sweden: The role of culture and intergenerational support

   Author : Rano Zakirova Engstrand; Lise Roll-Pettersson; Mara Westling Allodi; Tatja Hirvikoski; Richard Hastings; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; young children with autism; system-theory perspective; culturally diverse families; parents’ explanatory models of autism; grandparents’ needs; cultural formulation; Swedish support system; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

   Abstract : Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have shown high variability in learning outcomes in response to evidence-based interventions, suggesting a need for individualization of intervention programmes for each child and his/her family. To explain this variability and develop effective intervention strategies research suggested focusing on identification of important contextual factors that might influence the effectiveness of a specific intervention for each child such as family cultural characteristics and characteristics of service settings and systems. READ MORE

7. 5. Designing for and with developmentally diverse children in the special education context

   Author : Peter Börjesson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Children; Developmentally diverse; Special needs; Participatory design; Human-centred design;

   Abstract : Nowadays, children use technology every day and as children are growing up with interactive technologies, the ways they play, learn and interact with others are changing. It is therefore important to understand how children can take part in the design of these technologies. READ MORE