Parental views on special educational needs provision: Cross-syndrome comparisons in Williams Syndrome, Down Syndrome, and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Herwegen, Jo Van; Ashworth, Maria; Palikara, Olympia

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2018.06.014

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“…Our dichotomous variable may have missed other nuances in the influence of diagnosis on satisfaction, however. For example, van Herwegen, Ashworth & Polikara (2018) found that children with Down syndrome in the UK were more likely to access 1:1 support than parents of children with other aetiologies. Other limitations of the study include the use of parent report survey data, that is always prone to shared method variance.…”

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School satisfaction in parents of children with severe developmental disabilities

Perry

Charles

Zapparoli

et al. 2020

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Children with developmental disabilities (DD) are legally entitled to a publicly funded education with access to appropriate support services in many countries (Brown & Percy, 2007). However, there remains a great deal of heterogeneity in the type and quality of educational services for children in this group and parents express mixed attitudes towards various educational practices (Gasteiger-Klicpera,

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School satisfaction in parents of children with severe developmental disabilities

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“…In addition, many mainstream schools often have support staff with special education needs (SEN) training for children with ASD. In contrast, there are no specialist schools for children with WS and even SEN staff and schools have little understanding of WS (Van Herwegen, Ashworth, & Palikara, ). However, it is possible that parents of children with ASD find choosing the right school (specialist or mainstream) or specific aspects of education provision particular stressful (see McNerney, Hill, & Pellicano, for a discussion).…”

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Comparing parental stress of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: The case of Williams syndrome, Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders

Ashworth

Palikara

Herwegen

2019

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Background Although parental stress is higher for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs), it is unclear how this stress compares to more common NDs. The current study compared stress in parents of children with Williams syndrome (WS), Down syndrome (DS) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The impact of individual and contextual factors was also explored. Method Parents of children with WS (n = 107), DS (n = 79) and ASD (n = 79) completed a background questionnaire, a parental stress questionnaire and a satisfaction with life questionnaire. Results Although all groups displayed similar levels of parental stress, the factors that influenced this stress differed between the groups. There were also differences for life satisfaction and relationships between parental stress and individual and contextual factors. Conclusions Although parents of children with NDs are not at an increased risk of parental stress, the results suggest that interventions should be syndrome‐specific.

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“…; van Herwegen et al . ). Research on neuroplasticity emphasises how learning experiences during early sensitive periods have a critical impact on neurocognitive development (Johnson & Munakata ).…”

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“…Such knowledge, in turn, is critical to inform the use of early intervention targets and strategies to address shared and distinctive needs across neurodevelopment disorders. This is particularly important in the case of WS, as tailored, empirically supported early interventions to enhance adaptive outcomes in this population are largely lacking van Herwegen et al 2018). learning experiences during early sensitive periods have a critical impact on neurocognitive development (Johnson & Munakata 2005).…”

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Shared and syndrome‐specific adaptive difficulties in preschoolers with Williams syndrome and autism spectrum disorder: a cross‐syndrome study

Hamner

Lee

Hocking

et al. 2019

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Background Understanding adaptive functioning profiles in children with Williams syndrome (WS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is critical to inform treatment strategies. However, knowledge in this area is limited and inconclusive. Method The current study aimed to characterise the early adaptive profiles of young children with WS (n = 18; Mage = 47 months) and ASD (n = 26; Mage = 45 months) matched on chronological age and developmental age using the Vineland Scales of Adaptive Behavior, Second Edition. Results Results suggest that young children with WS and ASD do not differ on their overall level of adaptive functioning but that those with WS show relative strengths in the Socialisation scale compared with children with ASD. No other subscales differed between groups. Within groups, the WS group showed a profile of Communication, Daily Living Skills and Motor < Socialisation, whereas the ASD group did not evidence differences across subscales. Conclusions Consideration of the shared and syndrome‐specific adaptive profiles provides relevant insight on intervention targets and strategies. Given the shared challenges across the two clinical groups, implications and future directions are discussed.

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Parental views on special educational needs provision: Cross-syndrome comparisons in Williams Syndrome, Down Syndrome, and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Cited by 34 publications

References 19 publications

School satisfaction in parents of children with severe developmental disabilities

School satisfaction in parents of children with severe developmental disabilities

Comparing parental stress of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: The case of Williams syndrome, Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders

Shared and syndrome‐specific adaptive difficulties in preschoolers with Williams syndrome and autism spectrum disorder: a cross‐syndrome study

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