Children with Vision Impairment

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