Special needs children are special.
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Mary Savage
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Children with special needs--1: What choices do parents have?
In the first of two articles, a health visitor for special needs children discusses the limitations of choices open to parents of a child with disabilities. Both the child and the family often suffer restricted opportunities and rigid attitudes from health and education authorities. Provision of care is often a lottery. The author outlines new policies for improving choice, taking parents' wishes into account and providing more co-ordinated services.
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Children with special needs--2: The Early Support Pilot Programme.
In the second of two articles, a health visitor for special needs children explains the Early Support Pilot Programme, a Government initiative to improve assessment and support for children under three years with complex health needs. The programme puts the child and family at the centre. It emphasises partnership between the professionals and the family, with joint assessments and professionals working together to provide co-ordinated planning and care--the "team around the family" approach. The author describes a local experience of the programme in an area chosen as a pilot site.
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