The 21" century professional challenge hildren and young people are now coming into our
schools whose learning difficulties and disabilities are more complex than we have seen …

Children and young people with Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities (CLDD) have
co-existing and overlapping conditions which can manifest in complex learning patterns …

Bringing together all these wonderful writers has been a very exciting project! However, an
edited book is always difficult to join up seamlessly and with 39 chapters and more than 70 …

Children and young people are now coming into our schools whose learning difficulties and
disabilities are more complex than we have seen before. Many present with previously …

When teaching children, young people and adults with profound and multiple learning
disabilities (PMLD), one of the most evident barriers to their learning is the communication …

PREFACE I have always been amazed by the stories of children and adults with various
disabilities who have defeated the odds and accomplished goals that many professionals …

3 inclusion and 'quality of life'is suggested as a guiding principle regardless of placement.
Chapter 3 brings us up to date with policy and legislation, particularly in the light of the …

This is the story of a college professor with learning disabilities that were undiagnosed until
age 17. Failing school, he was excluded from a college bound academic track in junior and …

This chapter is aimed particularly at those involved in training special school teachers:
course tutors, school mentors and senior managers. Government policy has resulted in a …

Covering a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities this book examines the
perspectives of teachers, teaching assistants, children and parents with a focus on specific …