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What educators should know about HIV?

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| June 22, 2003 | Khanna, Neena; Feist-Price, Sonja | COPYRIGHT 2003 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

HIV in children has presented substantial challenges to those that plan for and provide educational and social services. In addition to complications associated with immunologic compromise, developmental disabilities are feared consequences of congenital HIV in children. The high frequency of HIV and AIDS related neurodevelopment problems in children has also posed special dilemmas to those who provide services to children with developmental disabilities. Because early intervention and education are the major concerns for children with HIV, early intervention service providers and educators have a very important role to play. In what follows, we will ...

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