Multidisciplinary Interventions for People with Diverse Needs is a book written from an interdisciplinary perspective with the objective of helping readers to understand the problems faced by people with special needs. Key Features:- provides an updated theoretical and contextual foundation of medical issues- provides information about the meaning, evaluation, and intervention of the problems related to a variety of debilitating diseases and disability conditions (dementia, language disorders, diabetes, alterations of consciousness, celiac disease and disability in general)- contains an accessible, well written, a didactic text which is useful to both students and working professionals.
The book equips the reader with information about different approaches to medical and social issues that arise when dealing with persons who are experiencing some degree of disability. For teachers and working professionals, the handbook serves as a guide for teaching, for the development of the structure of training courses, for the design of evaluation models and intervention of the topics addressed in the book. The combination of information about the professional and human aspects of special needs education makes this book a useful reference for pedagogues, psychologists, students, teachers, and professionals involved in social science, healthcare, and sports medicine, among other fields.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Exercise and Physical Activity - Contributions to Intervention in People with Dementia
- Introduction
- Ageing - Brief Contextualization
- Sociodemography
- Physiological Changes of Ageing
- Ageing of the Brain and Nervous System
- Cognitive Decline and Dementia
- Neuroprotective and Rehabilitative Effect of Exercise On
- Cognitive Functions
- Considerations in the Prescription of Physical Exercise
- Concluding Remarks
- Notes
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 2 Disorders of Consciousness
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Coma
- Vegetative State (Vs)
- Minimally Conscious State (Mcs)
- Emergence from Mcs
- Diagnosis and Clinical Assessment
- Misdiagnosis
- Behavioural Assessment Scales
- Neuroimaging
- Prognosis
- Treatment
- Ethical Issues
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 3 Promoting Autonomous Language Learning in People with Special Needs: Universal Design for Learning in the Project Enabilities Jaime Ribeiro, Marco Batista, Samuel Honório, João Serrano and Helena Mesquita Liliana Teixeira, Danielle Blacker and Nuno Rocha Sergio Sanchez, José Luis González, Elena Alcalde, Jaime Ribeiro, Margarida Lucas and António Moreira
- Introduction
- Universal Design: Definition and Main Concepts
- En-Abilities Project: Supporting Learners with Sen Acquire A
- Second Language
- Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
- Accommodations for English Learners with Sen
- Conclusion and Discussion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 4 the Daily Life´S Routines of Children with Disabilities
- Introduction
- Routines and Activities of People with Disabilities
- Urban Mobility of People with Disabilities
- Relevance and Purpose of the Study
- Type of Study
- Methodology
- Subjects and Criteria of Choice
- Instruments
- Data Processing
- Results
- How Much Time Did You Spend (Average in Minutes) on the Different Activities Performed
- Inside and Outside the Home, During Weekdays and on Weekends?
- Concluding Remarks
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 5 Sensory Integration and the Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Introduction
- Sensory Processing Dysfunctions in Asd
- Sensory Modulation Profiles in Asd
- Supporting Studies
- Evaluation
- Intervention
- Early Intervention in Asd: What Evidences?
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 6 Combined Interventions on Diabetes
- Introduction
- Helena Mesquita, João Serrano, Samuel Honório, Marco Batista and Jaime Ribeiro
- Helena S. Reis and Pedro J. Bargão
- Mônica Braúna, Andreia Inácio, Catarina Lobão, Vânia Ribeiro, Ana Lopes, Samuel Honório
- And Jaime Ribeiro
- Health Care in Diabetes
- Nutritional Intervention
- Future Perspectives in the Nutritional Intervention of Diabetes
- Physical Activity and Diabetes
- Some Evidence on Physical Activity Related to Diabetes
- Known Benefits of Exercise for the Prevention and Minimization of Diabetes
- Types of Advisable Exercises for Diabetes
- Occupational Therapy and the Role of Intervention in the Person
- With Diabetes
- Functional Consequences of Complications Associated with Diabetes
- Empowerment in Diabetes
- Self-Management and Occupational Therapy
- Concluding Remarks
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 7 Celiac Disease and Modern Society
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Literacy in Celiac Disease
- Sources and Barriers
- Associations and Foundations
- Cookbooks and Recipes
- Apps and Websites
- Labeling
- Celiac Disease in the Elderly
- Treatment Overview
- Gluten-Free Diet
- Study Therapies and Future Perspectives
- Concluding Remarks
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 8 Animal-Assisted Therapy and Developmental Disorders
- Introduction
- Animal-Assisted Therapies
- Theory of Animal Assisted Therapy
- Effects
- Neurobiological
- Physiological
- Psychological
- Learning
- Social
- Animal-Assisted Therapy in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Concluding Remarks
- Consent for Publication
- Catarina Lobão, Vânia Ribeiro, Rui Gonçalves and Hugo Neves
- Gladys Malafaia, Sofia Santos and Pedro Morato
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 9 Physical Activity Practice Determinants for People with Motor Disabilities: Inequities in Access and Physical Activity Engagement
- Introduction
- Determinants
- Sociodemographic Determinants
- Psychological Determinants
- Involvement Determinants
- Social Determinants
- Concluding Remarks
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 10 Psychosocial Correlates of the Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability or Motor Impairment
- Introduction
- Childhood, Adolescence & Physical Activity
- Psychosocial Correlates of Physical Activity
- Methods
- Sample
- Procedures
- Instrument
- Statistical Analysis
- Results
- Discussion
- Concluding Remarks
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
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- Helena Mesquita
- Jaime Ribeiro
- Marco Batista
- Samuel Honório
