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Volume 32 Number 3 / 2009 of Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation  http://iospress.metapress.com.

From the Guest Editor	p. 235
The Hexagon-Spindle Model for educational ergonomics	p. 237
Rachel Benedyk, Andrée Woodcock, Andrew Harder
Applying the Hexagon-Spindle Model to the design of school environments for children with Autistic spectrum disorders	p. 249
Andrée Woodcock, Alex Woolner, Rachel Benedyk
Ergonomics for children: An educational program for elementary school	p. 261
E. Heyman, H. Dekel
Why do children think they get discomfort related to daily activities?	p. 267
Jemma Coleman, Leon Straker, Marina Ciccarelli
Computer-related posture and musculoskeletal discomfort in middle school students	p. 275
Karen Jacobs, Suzanne Hudak, Jasmine McGiffert
College students and computers: Assessment of usage patterns and musculoskeletal discomfort	p. 285
Karen L. Noack-Cooper, Carolyn M. Sommerich, Gary A. Mirka
Children and computer use in the home: Workstations, behaviors and parental attitudes	p. 299
Lisa Kimmerly, Dan Odell
A comparison of posture and muscle activity means and variation amongst young children, older children and young adults whilst working with computers	p. 311
Barbara Maslen, Leon Straker
Computer use in school: Its effect on posture and discomfort in schoolchildren	p. 321
Grace Kelly, Sara Dockrell, Rose Galvin
The backpack problem is evident but the solution is less obvious	p. 329
Debra Lindstrom-Hazel
Backpack load limit recommendation for middle school students based on physiological and psychophysical measurements	p. 339
Denise H. Bauer, Andris Freivalds
Effect of backpack load placement on posture and spinal curvature in prepubescent children	p. 351
Heather M. Brackley, Joan M. Stevenson, Jessica C. Selinger