The impact of high-quality early intervention services on the prognosis of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their family's well-being has been extensively documented (see Warren et al., 2011). Access to these services depends upon an early diagnosis but also on other factors, such as the services' availability and families' situation (Austin et al., 2016). Most families will incur delays in obtaining a diagnosis, and subsequently, enrolment in an early intervention programme, which in turn leads to suboptimal clinical outcomes. Such a situation has been reported in several countries, namely the United Kingdom (Crane, Chester, Goddard,
This paper is submitted in response to the call for papers on inclusion. Despite recognition of the importance of parent and interprofessional collaboration to enable meaningful inclusion outcomes for young children with developmental disabilities in education contexts, limited research has investigated how parents, educators and healthcare providers actually collaborate to support inclusion goals. Moreover, research has not examined inclusion from the diverse perspectives of stakeholders across early childhood, healthcare, and education sectors. This paper describes the work of HELPS Inc, a Canadian research project describing Health, Education, and Learning Partnerships Promoting Social Inclusion of young children with developmental disabilities.
Si les écrits scientifiques actuels et de nombreuses orientations politiques internationales invitent les milieux scolaires à mettre oeuvre le projet de l’école inclusive, l’accès à l’éducation dans l’école de leur communauté est loin d’être un droit acquis pour tous les enfants. Ce numéro spécial propose une réflexion portant sur les enjeux majeurs d’une communauté éducative inclusive. Les articles mettent en exergue la responsabilité dans la mise en oeuvre de cette communauté non seulement du personnel scolaire, mais également de façon plus large de tous les acteurs qui ont à coeur d’abattre les barrières conduisant à l’exclusion. Dans un premier temps, cet éditorial pose les bases conceptuelles tant du côté des pratiques pédagogiques que de la formation. Dans un second temps, il met en contexte les articles publiés dans ce numéro thématique qui alimentent une réflexion amorcée lors d’un colloque du Réseau de recherche en éducation et en formation (REF) en 2015. L’ensemble vise à explorer la nature des savoirs transmis et véhiculés au sein de la communauté éducative inclusive que ce soit au sein, comme en dehors de l’école.
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