Special Education of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

The current study aimed to estimate the cost associated with special education among children (5 to 14 years) with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in elementary and middle school by sex, age group, and province and territory in Canada. It was estimated that there were 6,520 students with FASD...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Popova, Svetlana, Lange, Shannon, Burd, Larry, Nam, Seungree, Rehm, Jürgen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Routledge 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5009761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27695197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2015.1064415
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Sumario:The current study aimed to estimate the cost associated with special education among children (5 to 14 years) with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in elementary and middle school by sex, age group, and province and territory in Canada. It was estimated that there were 6,520 students with FASD receiving special education in Canada in 2011–2012. The cost of special education among these students was 53.5 million Canadian dollars. Implications for decision- and policymakers, educational systems and school staff are discussed.

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