Journal of Exceptional People, 2019 (vol. 8), issue 15

Introduction

Introduction

Pavel Svoboda

J. Except. People 2019, 8(2):5-6

Articles

Study on the perception of non-supportive social reaction status of high school students with hearing impairment in southwest China and its influencing factors

Yan Li, Xing Yu Li

J. Except. People 2019, 8(2):29-45

In order to understand the status of non-supportive social responses among high school students with hearing impairment in Southwest China, 328 students from Southwest China were randomly selected for the investigation. The results show that the non-supportive social responses perceived by the respondents were generally at the middle and low level; there was no significant difference in scores whether they are male or female, and whether they are left-behind or not. Significant differences existing in invalid factor scores of students with different resident accounts; The difference in scores of perceptual keep distance, blame, and invalid factors...

Scientific paper

Efficacy of oral motor exercise on tongue coordination and laryngeal airflow of children with tongue thrust

Oluseyi Akintunde Dada, Temitope Adebisi Amodu

J. Except. People 2019, 8(2):7-14

Tongue thrust is a serious speech disorder that disturbs learning, leads to poor communication, involuntary control of oral movement, poor feeding, excessive drooling and swallowing. The adverse impact of this disorder demands a therapy to help the vulnerable child particularly where machine is not available. This study therefore investigated the efficacy of oral motor exercise (OME) on tongue coordination rate and laryngeal airflow of children with tongue thrust. A sample of fourteen (14) children was assigned to experimental and control groups for the investigation. The pre-test, post-test control experimental design was used for the study. Eight...

Study on family quality of life in caregivers of children with ASD and its influencing factors

Xianmei Lei

J. Except. People 2019, 8(2):15-27

This study was aimed to identify quality of family life in caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its influencing factors. A total of 165 caregivers parenting a child with ASD from Sichuan province in China were investigated by the Chinese version of Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale to assess five domains: family interaction, parenting, emotional well-being, physical/material well-being, and disability-related support. Results indicated that the caregiver's satisfaction on quality of family life was at the medium level. Caregivers felt the most satisfied with family interaction and the least satisfied with family physical/material...

Dyslexia from special education and neuroscientific perspective: selected aspects of the first stage of the research

Monika Ptáčková, Kateřina Lukášová, Lenka Krejčová, Hana Karunová

J. Except. People 2019, 8(2):57-70

Currently, dyslexia is a frequently discussed topic, which is central in many fields of science, such as special education, speech therapy, psychology, linguistics, or neuroscience. The report is a part of the international research which interconnects all the fields mentioned above. The paper presents a comparison of psychological and special-educational evaluation of adult university students/university alumni with dyslexia and without it. In this part of the research, 27 participants were assessed by a series of six tests. The data obtained were processed in IBM SPSS Statistics 23 with the help of Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The...

Various specifics of theatrotherapeutic intervention in work with client diagnosed with Asperger syndrome

Martin Dominik Polínek, Dominik Lipovský

J. Except. People 2019, 8(2):81-89

Following text aims to describe certain specifics of theatrotherapeutic process, which are based on subjective perception of its partakers. The specifics are formulated on the basis of qualitative research methods, using participant observation, case study and interview with client-actor diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. The research follows a theatrotherapeutic process that has been evolving for over two years inside an inclusive theatre, which primarily works with method of plastic-cognitive style of movement, a specific artistic and rehabilitation approach evolved by Moscow psychologist and director Natalie TimofejevnaPopova.

Overview essay

Reflection on inclusive education: based on experience in Cameroon and Indonesia

Ling Guo

J. Except. People 2019, 8(2):47-55

As a worldwide trend for the development of special education, inclusive edu-cation has been implemented in various forms in different countries. This article is based on two qualitative researches about inclusive education for children with hearing impairment in north-region of Cameroon and Indonesia. In both researches, interview and observation were used for collecting data. Based on comparison of these two studies from the aspects of background, research methods and main research findings, reflections on inclusive education in terms of understanding of inclusive education, practice of inclusive education for children with hearing impairment and...

Risks in cyberspace and possibilities of prevention

Lenka Szokalová, Martin Dominik Polínek

J. Except. People 2019, 8(2):71-79

The central theme of the article is the phenomenon of online communities within cyberspace. We reflect on why they are important for many adolescents who experience unacceptance and failure in their lives, and above all we draw attention to the downsides of cyberspace and the risks these young people may encounter. This current and little explored topic is supported by research on the role-playing game operators and players. Based on the results, we are considering how to maximalize cyberspace prevention and make the cyber environment safer.

Book Reviews

Visual impairment: behavioral approaches to education with aids

Lucie Flekačová

J. Except. People 2019, 8(2):91-92

Beneš, P. (2019). Zraková postižení: behaviorální přístupy při edukaci s pomůckami. Praha: Grada

When nothing matters anymore: a survival guide for depressed teens

Tereza Houšková

J. Except. People 2019, 8(2):93-94

Cobain, B. Když už naničem nezáleží: Rádce pro dospívající s depresí a poruchami nálad. 1st ed. Praha: 2018. 149 p. ISBN 978-80-262-1387-1