Early Childhood Development and Disability: - World Health ...
Early Childhood Development and Disability: - World Health ...
Early Childhood Development and Disability: - World Health ...
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Contents<br />
1. Introduction 5<br />
2. Children with disabilities 7<br />
What is disability <strong>and</strong> who are children with disabilities? 7<br />
How many children with disabilities are there? 8<br />
What are the rights of children with disabilities? 8<br />
3. <strong>Early</strong> childhood development <strong>and</strong> disability 11<br />
What factors affect child development? 13<br />
Why support the development of children with disabilities? 18<br />
4. How can we support the development of children with disabilities? 21<br />
<strong>Early</strong> identification of development delays <strong>and</strong>/or disabilities 22<br />
Assessment <strong>and</strong> planning for early intervention 22<br />
Service provision 23<br />
5. Conclusion <strong>and</strong> next steps: Implications for policy <strong>and</strong> programming 31<br />
References 34<br />
<strong>Early</strong> <strong>Childhood</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Disability</strong> 3
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