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Observations on child with cerebral palsy and her twin sister made in an intergrated nursery and at home
Author(s) -
MARTLEW MARGATET
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1989.tb00614.x
Subject(s) - sister , cerebral palsy , psychology , developmental psychology , sociology , psychiatry , anthropology
Summary Observations were made on two twins attending the same integrated nursery. One of the children had cerebral palsy while her sister developed normally. Similar observations were also made in the twins’ home while they played with their mother. Comparisons were made between the behaviour and experience of the two children in the nursery and also between the home and the nursery. The child with cerebral palsy was non‐ambulant and her interactions in the nursery were limited in both quality and quantity compared with her sister and with opportunities presented at home. Despite this both children enjoyed attending the nursery. It is proposed that integration needs to have structured and monitored support for ensuring that children with special needs benefit from mainstream education.