iDecide Toolkit Printout version of iDecide www.idecide-project.eu Table of Contents Generic Tips for All Categories ................................................................................................................ 5 Pupils with Health Issues ...................................................................................................................... 10 Asthma .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Obesity .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Diabetes ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Anaemia ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Epilepsy ............................................................................................................................................. 30 Myopia .............................................................................................................................................. 35 HIV – AIDS ......................................................................................................................................... 39 Cancer ............................................................................................................................................... 44 LGBT ...................................................................................................................................................... 49 Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Unaccompanied Minors and Migrant Pupils ............................................ 60 Generic Tips for Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees................................................................ 60 Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Unaccompanied Minors .................................................................. 65 Migrant Pupils ................................................................................................................................... 71 Deprived Backgrounds .......................................................................................................................... 75 Pupils coming from single-parent families ....................................................................................... 75 Pupils coming from poor families ..................................................................................................... 79 Pupils coming from families with many children .............................................................................. 84 Pupils coming from homeless families ............................................................................................. 89 Pupils coming from violent and dangerous families ......................................................................... 94 Pupils coming from remote areas ..................................................................................................... 98 Pupils with Mental Health Difficulties ................................................................................................ 103 Generic Tips for Mental Health Difficulties ..................................................................................... 103 Addiction ......................................................................................................................................... 104 Anxiety ............................................................................................................................................ 111 Depression ...................................................................................................................................... 117 Eating Disorders .............................................................................................................................. 124 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ...................................................................................................... 132 Bipolar Disorder .............................................................................................................................. 141 Schizophrenia .................................................................................................................................. 149 Self Harm ......................................................................................................................................... 154 Stress ............................................................................................................................................... 161 www.idecide-project.eu Roma Pupils, Travelling Community ................................................................................................... 167 Pupils with Intellectual Disabilities ..................................................................................................... 174 Cognitive Functioning ..................................................................................................................... 174 Adaptive Behaviour ......................................................................................................................... 182 Syndromes ...................................................................................................................................... 186 Social Development ........................................................................................................................ 194 Behavioural Excesses & Challenging Behaviour .............................................................................. 204 Pupils with Learning Difficulties .......................................................................................................... 210 Generic Tips for Learning Difficulties .............................................................................................. 210 Dyslexia ........................................................................................................................................... 214 Reading Problems (Misspelling Sounds) ......................................................................................... 220 Written Language Deficits ............................................................................................................... 225 Math Underachievement ................................................................................................................ 229 Social Skills Deficits ......................................................................................................................... 237 Multimedia resources ..................................................................................................................... 238 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (generic tips) .................................................................. 247 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ........................................................................................ 247 Low Ratings of Self-Efficacy ............................................................................................................ 254 Autism Spectrum ................................................................................................................................. 260 Autistic Disorder (Autism) ............................................................................................................... 260 Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) ...................................... 269 Pupils with Sensory Disabilities ........................................................................................................... 275 Hearing Impairment ........................................................................................................................ 275 Visual Impairment ........................................................................................................................... 280 Pupils with Physical Disabilities........................................................................................................... 285 Congenital Malformation ................................................................................................................ 285 Scoliosis ........................................................................................................................................... 290 Kyphosis .......................................................................................................................................... 295 Somatic Dysfunctions ...................................................................................................................... 300 Spinal Cord Injury ............................................................................................................................ 305 Muscular Dystrophy ........................................................................................................................ 312 Rheumatoid Polyarthritis ................................................................................................................ 318 Comorbidity .................................................................................................................................... 325 Paralysis .........................................................................................................................................