This review provides an outline of the recent publication ‘Fatal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’.
Category: Publications
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Special Needs Parliamentary Briefing.
This latest POST briefing accurately reflects trends in the changing population of children and young people with Special Educational Needs. It provides succinct information to MPs and others, and is worth reading. -
A Review of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Interdisciplinary Perspectives
A Review of Professor Carpenter’s latest publication: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Interdisciplinary Perspectives. The review is written by Professor David Dossetor, Director of Mental Health, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, a Child Psychiatrist with an interest in intellectual disability and autism.
FASD Carpenter Blackburn Egerton Dossetor Review
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Binge drinking and FASD.
This article, published in ‘Learning Disability Practice’, provides an introduction to FASD.
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Mental Health In Students with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
This new article, just published in the Special Education Resource Journal (Australia), reflects the combined experience and perspectives of a Clinical Psychologist and Special Educator. It is timely in the UK context as Mental Health features large in the new draft Code of Practice on Special Educational Needs. The creation of the new designation of Social, Mental and Emotional Health will bring particular challenges for teachers, but most will recognise the need, as this article points out , to begin to address this important area of development in all children and young people, but especially those with Special Needs.
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New Guidance on Educating Children Born Prematurely
Barry Carpenter and Jo Egerton provide an introduction to the impact of Prematurity on Learning
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New Publication: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Interdisciplinary perspectives
With contributions from leading academics, families and professionals from a range of disciplines around the world, this book offers an invalua- ble and cutting-edge contribution to how we understand and address the complex social, educational and health needs associated with this grow- ing group of children and young people. The multidisciplinary and family perspectives and insights on FASDs create a rich knowledge base ground- ed in lived experience.
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New article for Primary Schools on Children with Complex Needs.
This article by Carpenter et al is a good introduction to CLDD and approaches to meet the needs of learners with CLDD.
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Complex Needs in the Primary Classroom
The article on pages 1 -6 of the Special Education Resource Journal ( Special Issue), documents research carried out in a Primary Classroom, as part of the National DfE funded Project on Children with Complex learning Difficulties and Disabilities. Professor Carpenter presents the work with the Primary Class Teacher, Debbie Wiggett, and two members of the CLDD Project Research Team, Bev Cockbill and Jo Egerton.
The article can be accessed through this link
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Implications of new DfE Guidance for children born Prematurely
Implications of new DfE Guidance for children born Prematurely
Professor Carpenter’s response to the Advice given by the DfE, published in Children and Young People now, can be on their website.
The original advice from the DfE can be found on the DfE Website
Barry Carpenter Education 