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Learning Disabilities in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Concerns for Parents and Teachers.
Peer reviewedPeckham, Virginia C. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
As young people survive childhood cancer at ever-increasing rates, the late effects of treatment that affect growth, development, and cognitive functioning must be considered. This paper describes medical treatment for childhood cancer, long-term survival and general effects of treatment, cognitive late effects of treatment, and educational…
Descriptors: Cancer, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Perry, Joseph D.; Flanagan, William K. – Techniques, 1986
A review of pediatric psychology considers interventions by school personnel to promote the school adjustment of children with serious medical illness. Psychosocial and educational impacts of cancer, spina bifida, enuresis, and encopresis are discussed; and suggestions for managing children with chronic health disorders, serious illness, and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cancer, Diseases, Educational Needs
