A comparative study of educational provision for children with neurogenetic syndromes: Parent and teacher survey

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1094-1107

  Reilly, C ^a,b   Senior, J ^b   Murtagh, L ^b  

^a YOUNG EPILEPSY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Educational provision; Fragile X syndrome; Prader Willi Syndrome; Special educational needs; Velo Cardio Facial syndrome; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCARDIOFACIAL SYNDROME; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; EDUCATION; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY; WILLIAMS SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FACULTY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PARENTS; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; SCHOOLS; UNITED KINGDOM; WILLIAMS SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983154271     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jir.12210     Document Type: Article

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