Mother-Child Interactions

Children with communication impairments face the greatest challenge in accessing vital services. In Uganda like many other developing countries, there is a general lack of adequate experts to work with these vulnerable persons. Although there are emerging initiatives to meet the needs of persons with communication difficulties, a heavier burden still remains with the parents who in most cases are less empowered to meet this natural but daunting obligation. This publication is a timely intervention which can be a useful tool to direct efforts geared towards research and other developement initiatives in the least served parts of the world. The book offers many insights into opportunities relating to language development among children with learning difficulties and associated speech and language delays which can be adapted with minimal resources for the benefit of different stakeholders more especially the parents. As a point of departure, the book recommends practical ways of working with parents and proposes areas for further research as a way forward for Uganda and other countries in similar situations.