Children with Vision Impairment

Vision impairment is a long-term condition caused by disorders of the eye, optic nerve, and brain. Using evidence-based knowledge, theory, and research, this book provides practical guidance for practitioners who are involved in the care and management of children with long-term vision impairment and disability. The book is divided into four sections following the ICF-CY model: (1) eye disorders, vision and brain, (2) child development and learning from birth to older childhood, (3) habilitation, orientation, reading and assistive technologies and (4) social relationships and participation in everyday contexts. International team of experts present up to date vision and neuroscience research and assessment and management approaches. Multidisciplinary approaches for improving function, learning and activity in children with vision impairment. New approach to childhood vision impairment with a focus on assessment, function and participation. Covering all vision disorders and levels of vision impairment, including eye disorders, cerebral vision impairment and complex disability. A useful resource for developmental/and neurodisability paediatricians and clinicians including clinical, neuro- and educational psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists; paediatric ophthalmologists and eye clinic staff; mobility/habilitation specialists, educationalists of vision impairment and others; community family support and social care workers.

Author Appointments  Foreword Preface 1              Introduction Naomi Dale, Alison Salt, Jenefer Sargent, and Rebecca Greenaway PART 1 Eye disorders, vision and brain 2             Childhood vision functions, classification and causes of childhood visual impairment Ameenat Lola, Solebo, Jugnoo, and Sangeeta Rahi 3             Congenital eye disorders: genetics and clinical phenotypes Mariya Moosajee and Ngozi Oluonye 4             Assessment and habilitation of vision in infants and young children Alison Salt and Jenefer Sargent 5             Cerebral visual impairment Naomi Dale, Els Ortibus, Jenefer Sargent, and Richard Bowman 6             Vision assessment of children with complex neurodisability Jenefer Sargent, Alison Salt, and Elisa Fazzi 7             Brain development and plasticity Francesca Tinelli and Andrea Guzzetta PART 2 Child development and learning from birth to older childhood 8             Early years, early intervention and family support Naomi Dale, Elena Sakkalou, and Jackie Osborne 9             Motor development and hand function Julia Smyth and Alison Salt 10          Language and communication development Steve Rose, Kim Bates, and Rebecca Greenaway 11          Social communication and autism spectrum disorder Naomi Dale and Alison Salt 12          Cognition Rebecca Greenaway and Simon Ungar 13          Experience of parenting a child with vision impairment Christopher Clark and Kate Clark PART 3 Further approaches to habilitation 14          Orientation, Mobility and Independence Skills: Habilitation Approaches Jessica Hayton and Susan Mort 15          Technological aids for spatial perception and mobility Monica Gori and Giulia Cappagli 16          Low vision aids and assistive technologies for reading, learning and education Michael Crossland, Annegret Dahlmann-Noor, and Ngozi Oluonye 17          Reading Approaches for Braille Readers M Cay Holbrook and Kim T Zebehazy PART 4 Social relationships and participation 18          Psychological wellbeing, mental health and behaviour Clare Jackson 19          Self-concept and social relationships for quality of life and participation Mathijis Vervloed and Sabina Kef 20          Towards autonomy and independence in adolescence Graeme Douglas, Mike McLinden, and Rachel Hewett 21          Personal experiences from a young person Holly Tuke Index