This chapter synthesizes key themes from the book, emphasizing the remarkable resilience and adaptability of children with developmental disabilities and chronic illnesses. Resilience is fostered when challenges are reframed as opportunities for individualized support tailored to each child’s strengths. Effective interventions prioritize building teacher self-efficacy, which shapes inclusive classroom environments and leads to positive student outcomes through structured supports and accommodations. Teacher coaching, mentorship, and targeted interventions are highlighted as evidence-based approaches, especially when customized for different subgroups. The chapter stresses the importance of family-centered practices, empowering caregivers as active partners and facilitating collaboration among educators, health professionals, parents, and children. Comprehensive parent support programs build coping skills, reduce isolation, and support school participation during medical episodes. Adopting a systems of care approach rooted in ecological theory, the chapter advocates for integrating community supports and assessing risk and resilience across various contexts. Future research is needed to refine and optimize these supports further.

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Functioning in Key Contexts for Children with Developmental Disabilities and Illnesses and Directions for Future Research

  • Tina L. Stanton-Chapman,
  • Laura Nabors

摘要

This chapter synthesizes key themes from the book, emphasizing the remarkable resilience and adaptability of children with developmental disabilities and chronic illnesses. Resilience is fostered when challenges are reframed as opportunities for individualized support tailored to each child’s strengths. Effective interventions prioritize building teacher self-efficacy, which shapes inclusive classroom environments and leads to positive student outcomes through structured supports and accommodations. Teacher coaching, mentorship, and targeted interventions are highlighted as evidence-based approaches, especially when customized for different subgroups. The chapter stresses the importance of family-centered practices, empowering caregivers as active partners and facilitating collaboration among educators, health professionals, parents, and children. Comprehensive parent support programs build coping skills, reduce isolation, and support school participation during medical episodes. Adopting a systems of care approach rooted in ecological theory, the chapter advocates for integrating community supports and assessing risk and resilience across various contexts. Future research is needed to refine and optimize these supports further.