EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONING OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES   Maria STOYKOVA Department of Medico-Social Sciences Faculty of Public Health, Health Care and Sports South-West University “Neofit Rilski” Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria E-mail: m_stoikova@swu.bg Received: 28-June-2021 Revised: 03-August-2021 Accepted: 11-August-2021 Online first: 16-August-2021 Abstract Introduction: Mental disability is characterised by impaired social functioning. Medical rehabilitation and medical […]

SLEEPING PATTERNS IN CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   Amra SALETOVIC1, Arnela PASALIC1, Haris MEMISEVIC2,  1Center “Vladimir Nazor”, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina E-mail: anadosen285@gmail.com Received: 09-June-2021 Revised: 04-July-2021 Accepted: 10-July-2021 Online first: 11-July-2021 Abstract Introduction: Sleep is one of the most important components of overall health. Children with developmental […]

FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER    Antonio KOCESKI,  Vladimir TRAJKOVSKI Institute of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Philosophy, University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia E-mail: antonio.koceski.ak@gmail.com Received: 14-September-2021 Revised: 16-October-2021 Accepted: 22-October-2021 Online first: 23-October-2021 Abstract Introduction: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) heterogeneity requires these individuals to have functional […]

MEDICAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY IN BULGARIA – A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CURRENT STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT   Dobrinka GEORGIEVA Rositsa STOILOVA South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Department of Logopaedics, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria E-mail:doby_logo@abv.bg Received: 18-March-2021 Revised: 11-April-2021 Accepted: 18-April-2021 Online first: 19-April-2021 Abstract Introduction: The complexity of ever-changing health standards, new health policies, changes in the healthcare environment, […]

THE PREVALENCE OF RISKY BEHAVIOURS IN TRAFFIC THAT CAN LEAD TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES   Ana DOŠEN, Tatjana PRIZL JAKOVAC University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Science, Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Zagreb, Croatia E-mail: anadosen285@gmail.com Received: 26-November-2020 Revised: 28-December-2020 Accepted: 29-January-2021 Online first: 2-February-2021 Abstract Introduction: Traffic accidents are a common […]