This area of CanChild research and resources relates to children and youth with other disabilities and diagnoses other than Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Developmental Coordination Disorder.   Information is also available on related disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, and Learning Disabilities.

How Adolescents with Disabilities Define Success
Lives of Persons with Disabilities: Turning Points
Reliability and Validity of GMFM in Down Syndrome
Self-esteem: Youth with Physical Disabilities
Self-evaluation: Youth with Physical Disabilities
Values of Families Raising Special Needs Children 

Other Childhood Disabilities & Diagnoses: Project Reports

Incidence and Prevalence of Childhood Disabilities

Other Childhood Disabilities & Diagnoses: Briefing

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Occupational Therapy 

Disability and Child Development: Integrating the Concepts

Other Childhood Disabilities & Diagnoses: Articles

2009

Bain JR, DeMatteo C, Gjertsen D, Hollenberg RD (2009). Navigating the gray zone: A guideline for surgical decision making in obstetrical brachial plexus injuries. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 3(3): 173-180.

King G, Baxter D, Rosenbaum P, Zwaigenbaum L, Bates A. Belief systems of families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Down syndrome. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, Available Online January 7, 2009; DOI: 10.1177/1088357608329173.

Srivastava R, Downey EC, O'Gorman M, Feola P, Samore M, Holubkov R, Mundorff M, James BC, Rosenbaum P, Young PC,  Dean JM (2009).  Impact of Fundoplication Versus Gastrojejunal Feeding Tubes on Mortality and in Preventing Aspiration Pneumonia in Young Children With Neurologic Impairment Who Have Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Pediatrics, 123(1):338-345.

2008

Cohen E, Friedman J, Nicholas DB, Adams S, Rosenbaum P (2008). A Home for Medically Complex Children: The Role of Hospital Programs.  Journal for Healthcare Quality, 30(3):7-15.

Schiariti V, Klassen A, Hoube J, Synnes A, Lisonkova S, Lee SK (2008).  Perinatal characteristics and parents' perspective of health status of NICU graduates born at term. Journal of Perinatology, 28:368-376.

Schoenmakers MAGC, Hillaert JLM, Gorter JW, Helders PJM, Takken T (2008). Muscle strength, aerobic capacity, physical activity and energy expenditure in independent ambulating children with lumbosacral spina bifida. Disability & Rehabilitation, 21:1-8.

2007

Schiariti, V., Hoube, J. S., Lisonkova, S., Klassen, A. F., & Lee, S. K. (2007). Caregiver-reported health outcomes of preschool children born at 28 to 32 weeks' gestation. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 28(1), 9-15.

2006

King, G. A., Zwaigenbaum, L., King, S., Baxter, D., Rosenbaum, P., & Bates, A. (2006). A qualitative investigation of changes in the belief systems of families of children with autism or down syndrome. Child: Care, Health and Development, 32(3), 353-369.

Klassen, A. F., Miller, A., & Fine, S. (2006). Agreement between parent and child report of quality of life in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Child: Care, Health & Development, 32(4), 397-406.

Lach, L. M., Ronen, G. M., Rosenbaum, P. L., Cunningham, C., Boyle, M. H., Bowman, S., et al. (2006). Health-related quality of life in youth with epilepsy: Theoretical model for clinicians and researchers. part I: The role of epilepsy and co-morbidity. Quality of Life Research, 15(7), 1161-1171.

2001

Gross motor function of children with Down syndrome: Creation of motor growth curves
Using the gross motor function measure to evaluate motor development in children with Down Syndrome 

2000

Quality of life in Spina Bifida: Importance of parental hope 

1999

A North American analysis of the relationship between definitions of learning disability and developmental coordination disorder