A studies series on the topic of Children with disabilities in Ontario: A profile of children’s services.
The Impact of Environmental Setting on the Mobility of Children with Cerebral Palsy: Research Findings and Clinical Implications
Gross motor function of children with CP is highly variable. Children who are able to walk vary in their speed, endurance, and need for assistive devices.
Family-Centred Service in Ontario: A “Best Practice” Approach for Children with Disabilities and Their Families
Family-centred service is a philosophy and method of service delivery that: recognizes parents as the experts on their child’s needs; promotes partnerships between parents and service providers, and supports the family’s role in decision making about services for their child.
Feeding and Eating Interventions for Children And Youth With Brain Injury
This Keeping Current is one of a series of reports that discuss the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for children and youth with brain injury.
Alternative And Complementary Therapies: For Children And Youth With Brain Injury – Part 1: Controversies
This Keeping Current is one of a series of reports that discuss the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions for children and youth with brain injury.
Children and Youth with Brain Injury: A Review of Rehabilitation Services
In this document, the incidence and impact of brain injury in children and youth is presented
Assessing Quality of Life of Children and Youth with Disabilities: A Review of Available Measures
This purpose of this study was to systematically document and evaluate existing measures of quality of life for children in order to help guide service providers and others in determining which measures offer the best utility to centres and agencies that provide rehabilitation services to children with disabilities.
Motor and Self-Care Abilities – Move & Play
There are 2 summaries in this series describing the results of the main goal of the Move & PLAY study: to determine which child, family, and service factors influence children’s motor, self-care, and play abilities.
Family Life – Move & Play Study
This report focuses on what parents told us about their families at the 2nd session (a telephone interview). We asked about many different things, for example: family activities, the supports that families have in caring for their children, and the home environment.
Recreation and Rehabilitation Services – Move & Play
This report focuses on what parents told us about the recreation and rehabilitation services their children received. We collected information about various aspects of these services at the 2nd session, using a parent questionnaire developed by the research team.