Presents a series of activities for teachers to help disabled teenage students acquire life skills needed for independence, covering such tasks as managing money, making living arrangements, succeeding in school, and interviewing for a job.
Ready-to-use lessons for teaching basic life skills to adolescents with special needs This book offers teachers and parents a unique collection of more than 200 worksheets to help adolescents with special needs build the life skills they need to achieve independence and succeed …
When teenagers with special needs transition from school to adult life, both they and their families are faced with many new decisions and challenges. This text provides practical advice and valuable information to help families prepare themselves and their teenager for that tra…
"When teenagers with special needs make the transition from school to adult life, both they and their families are faced with many new decisions and challenges. This book provides essential information and advice for young adults with different types of challenges and different …
Korpi recognizes the need for young adults to be included in decisions and discussions about their future. The first part of the book shows how families can adapt everyday routines to develop the young adult's life skills. The second part provides information on support services…
"Born with cerebral palsy, Amy can't walk without a walker, talk without a voice box, or even fully control her facial expressions. Plagued by obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matthew is consumed with repeated thoughts, neurotic rituals, and crippling fear. Both in desperate need …
"Born with cerebral palsy, Amy can't walk without a walker, talk without a voice box, or even fully control her facial expressions. Plagued by obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matthew is consumed with repeated thoughts, neurotic rituals, and crippling fear. Both in desperate need …
Complex co-morbidities in adolescents with developmental disabilities and forensic needs / Ernest Gralton -- Communication : obstacles and opportunities / Carol Reffin -- The application of sensory integration within an adolescent forensic learning disability service / Claire Un…
Adolescents with developmental disabilities are a complex population who require specialised treatment and care. This interdisciplinary text examines the processes involved in working with this client group in forensic settings, and explores the ways in which their needs differ …