This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube. This step explores the role of carers through a video from Carers Worldwide. Throughout this course, we have discussed the importance of …
To start the week, we will think more about the role of parents and caregivers, and think about why it is necessary to consider their healthcare needs, as well as …
Improving access to healthcare services for children with developmental disabilities across the healthcare journey cannot be achieved by one healthcare professional alone. Only by working with other healthcare service providers …
How do we improve healthcare access for children with developmental disabilities? Let’s think back to the different steps in the healthcare journey, from perceiving that there is a need through …
In this step, we will hear from different professionals about effective ways in which to improve healthcare access for children with developmental disabilities and their families. Tom, Sheila, Tracey, Steve, …
In this video we will hear from parents of children with developmental disabilities and adults with disabilities, as they consider their experience of accessing healthcare services. We will first hear …
In this step, we will discuss the barriers to healthcare access across the health journey for children with developmental disabilities. Before we begin to discuss the challenges that children with …
In this step, Jane Wilbur (LSHTM) discusses her research, in which she sought to understand and address the barriers to menstrual hygiene management for adolescents and young people with intellectual …
As a child matures into adolescence and adulthood, their healthcare needs will change and evolve. Adolescents with developmental disabilities need access to new services, as well as information about how …
In this step, we will reflect upon our four case studies previously introduced, as we further explore specialist and general healthcare needs. Case Study 1. Justin: Justin is six years …
Of course, children with developmental disabilities can be healthy. However, there is good evidence that children with developmental disabilities are more vulnerable to poor health. For instance, a large international …
Assistive products Assistive products are any external product (including devices, equipment, instruments and software) that maintain or improve an individual’s functioning and independence, and thereby promote their wellbeing. These products …
Early intervention is crucial for children with developmental disabilities, but we must recognise that many children will require specialist healthcare support for much of their lives. In this step, Nathaniel …
In this step, we are going to highlight examples of early intervention programmes from low- and middle-income countries, in order to demonstrate what can work, even when services, resources and …
Once diagnosed, it is important that children with developmental disabilities receive appropriate, effective early intervention, so they can be supported to maximise their development. In this step, Nathaniel Scherer (LSHTM) …