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Art lessons as programmes of social rehabilitation and motivation for children with disabilities. Focusing on detection of children’s functional disorders sometimes prevents from noticing their creative manifestations, capacities and intellect. It is worth noticing how varied and interesting are the ways children perceive information and how they can use it. This is what a specialist tries to notice during art lessons in order to include the program of exercises, which is individually tailored for each child, in the rehabilitation plan. ...

For nine years the society Dižvanagi has been purposefully moving towards implementation of their idea of a rehabilitation centre for families of children with special needs. The idea of Dižvanagi is based on individualised and holistic approach – by not only doing formal work, but by actual work with the family and a child as a unique, united whole. Currently the idea has found its home in Liepāja – five steps away from the seaside park and ten steps – ...

Children participate in the Pony School camp together with their brothers, sisters and other children. This helps learning to accept seemingly different since childhood and to develop relations based on mutual understanding and respect. The camp takes place at the structural unit Dižvanagi of the society, thus enabling urban children to get acquainted with rural environment and to spend their time together in an interesting and meaningful manner. Art lesson for one participant of the camp: € 5 Catering expenses of ...

The basic principles of effective neurorehabilitation are the continuity of the process and competent parents, who are aware of the health condition of a child and know how to continue the work with a child in the periods between rehabilitation courses. Step 1 of the programme: an educating cycle of lectures for parents (40 hours); Step 2: an individual consultation with an overall evaluation of the child’s development (approximately 4 hours); Step 3: Development of a child’s individual neurorehabilitation programme ...