Neuro-motor maturity – an indicator of developmental readiness for education

Sally Goddard Blythe

Reflex status viewed in the context of chronological age provides a reflection of maturity in the functioning of the child's central nervous system. This essay discusses reflexes and findings from the use of a screening test for neuro-motor immaturity.

Why do most families not have a keyworker?

Keyworkers are an essential part of a quality service for families. So why do most families not have one? Is the "Team around the Child" part of the solution?

Essay by Peter Limbrick

Introduction

It is generally acknowledged now that a multi-agency keyworker should be offered to each family who has

A unifying theory about children who have a multifaceted condition'

Free PDF of essay 'TAC for the 21st century: A unifying theory about children who have a multifaceted condition'

This essay (3500 words) was written by Peter Limbrick in 2009 and addresses the great problems that arise when we think in terms of multiples in childhood disability. Peter argues that

ZEN in the TAC approach

We can use the word ‘Zen’ in two ways. There is the Zen of the Japanese tea ceremony which can be practised by people in all walks of life. Then there is the Zen of the monk in deep meditation on the absolute.

This essay uses Zen in the first o

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health – Children and Youth

The ICF-CY (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health – Children and Youth) is the first universal classification system of child health

ICF-CY provides a common framework and language to document functioning at the body, person, and society levels for children up to seve

Building bridges between the worlds of infant disability and infant mental health

How much knowledge do infant disability practitioners have of infant mental health issues? How much do infant mental health practitioners know about disability?

Peter Limbrick writes:

It can seem that there is little overlap between these two worlds and these two groups of practitioners. How much kn

TAC as the family-owned organisational nucleus making the best use of limited resources

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This 7,000 word essay, written by Peter Limbrick and published in Interconnections Quarterly Journal (Issue 10, July 2010), is available free as a PDF from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Team Around the Child (TAC): The small collaborative team in early childhood intervention for children and families who require ongoing multiple interventions

Peter Limbrick

...a thorough account of the TAC approach....It describes...problems for children and families...when there are ongoing multiple interventions. TAC is offered as an antidote to them and is defined as a small collaborative team of just a few people (including the parent) that can co-ordinate all interventions and collaborate closely on the child's...programmes