CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

• The development of a child with special needs differs
• Differs from most children who are his/her own age
• Special needs in one or more areas
• Skills may not follow the typical pattern of development

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

• Problem may be described as chronic or collectable
• Chronic means the problem may exist for life
• Collectable means the problem can be overcome

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

• Gifts and talents
• Physical disabilities
• Speech and language disorders
• Mental disabilities
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASDs)

CHILDREN WITH GIFT AND TALENTS

• General mental ability
• Leadership ability
• Creative or productive thinking
• High skill in visual performance
• Specific academic aptitude

CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

• Physical disabilities is a limitation of a persons body
• Visually impaired
• Legally blind

CHILDREN WITH MENTAL DISABILITY

• Intellectual abilities that cause a child to be a year behind
• Delay in motor skills
• Smaller vocabulary and shorter sentence length

CHILDREN WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES

• Grasp of simple, but not highly complex ideas
• Avoidance of difficult tasks
• Short attention spans
• Difficulty making choices
• More-than-average fondness for repetition

CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

• Are problems in one or more areas (math,language,etc,)
• Developmental dyslexia affects a child ability to read
• Development dyscalculia affects a childs math abilities

CAUSES OF LEARNING DISABILITIES

• Physical in nature
• Misfiring of electrical charges in the brain
• Often noted during school years

CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOR DISORDERS

• Patterns of problems that surface in behavior
• Aggressive behavior is an outward behavior disorder
• Withdrawn behavior occurs when a child doesn't relate with others

CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOR DISORDERS

• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Involves the lack of attention and hyperactivity
• Attention-defecit disorder (ADD)
• Involves the lack of attention , but not hyperactive behavior

CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOR DISORDERS

• Watching diet
• Giving medications
• Establishing a routine
• Giving clear instructions, using praise
• Restricting stimuli

HELP FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

• About one in every 10 children has special needs
• Between 3 to 45% of children have learning disabilities