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Kirsten Stalker and Clare Connors discuss the methods used in a study seeking disabled children's accounts of their everyday lives. The research is set in the context of policy and practice initiatives promoting communication with disabled children and other recent research, which suggests that not all practitioners and policy makers are meeting their responsibilities in this area. In this study of 26 disabled children's lives, different interview schedules were used with younger and older children, along with a number of visual aids and activities. The design and effectiveness of these is discussed in detail. Various methods were used to obtain the views of children with communication impairments. The authors conclude that communicating with most disabled children is little different from communicating with any child. Some basic skills are not hard to learn, and attitudes are all important. The methods described here could well be adapted and expanded for use in the field of adoption and fostering.

This article examines the impact on disabled children and their families of the Children Act 1989 from the author's perspective of close involvement in this area of policy from 1992 to 2005. It argues that the inclusion of disabled children explicitly for the first time in children's legislation marked a necessary step in seeing disabled children as children first. Two main areas of concern about the effectiveness of the Act's implementation are highlighted. First, provisions in the Act for disabled children living away from home in health and education establishments have been widely ignored and are now seen as inadequate. Second is whether the provisions regarding short breaks (respite care) have been effective in providing the sort of support that families need at the required levels. The article suggests that passing legislation may be insufficient in itself to have much impact on the lives of disabled children.

Abstract Objectives:To find the prevalence of anxiety and depression in mothers of disabled and non-disabled children and to find the association of anxiety and depression with demographic characteristics in district Sheikhupura. Method:A cross sectional comparative study was conducted to find differences in the level of anxiety and depression in both groups of mothers i.e. among mothers of disabled and non-disabled children. A con-venient sampling technique was used to select 340 mothers belonging to both groups (n = 170 in each group). Urdu version of Hospital Anxiety and Depres-sion Scale (HADS) was used to assess anxiety and depression in mothers. Data was analyzed using ANC-OVA (SPSS version 17). Results:The Results of ANCOVA revealed statisti-cally significant differences (p < .001) in the level of anxiety and depression in both groups of mothers. Ramzan N.1 M.Phil Psychology Government Special Education Centre, 142 - Asif Park, Main GT Road, Ferozwala, District Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan Minhas K.2 Masters in Special Education Government Special Education Centre, 142 - Asif Park, Main GT Road, Ferozwala, District Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan Majority of mothers (78%) belonging to children with disability had anxiety. Only 52% mothers belonging to non-disabled children had anxiety. Similarly, as com-pared to 46% mothers of non-disabled children, 76% mothers belonging to children with disability had dep-ression. Correlation analysis revealed a significantly positive relationship of anxiety and depression with mothers' age (p < .05) and statistically significant in-verse relationship with disabled child's age, mothers' educational (p < .01) and family income status. Conclusion:As the disabled child advances in age, mother better understands the demands of raising a disabled child and thus can cope with these demands affectively and with lesser anxiety. Implications of the study would assist psychologists in devising techni-ques for reducing level of anxiety and depression in mothers of disabled children. Key words:Anxiety, Depression, Children with dis-abilities