Having any kind of disability can be difficult to deal with‚ but imagine‚ not being able to walk independently‚ not being able to see the world thorough your own two eyes‚ not being able to hear the sounds of your family or the places around you. This is a physical disability. A physical disability can either be short term or long term. Some people may be born with one while others are simply caused by injury‚ illness‚ or accident. Some physical disabilities may improve over time and others can
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2.3 – Explain how theories of development and frameworks to support development influence current practice. Cognitive Jean Piaget (1896-1980) A Swish developmental psychologist Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development focusses on how children acquire knowledge and learn. He believed that when a child and an adult are given the same logical question children gave less sophisticated answers‚ not because they were less competent than the adults but because children are born with an extremely
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identification of a person experiencing Mental Retardation to the term Intellectual Disability. There are several types of Cognitive Functions from mild to severe that coincide to people who have some form of Intellectual Disability that are viewed. The test of a person IQ is one of the main assessments that are used to diagnose a person experiencing an Intellectual Disability. People with Intellectual Disabilities experience Cognitive difficulties in: memory‚ reading‚ math‚ visual‚ speech‚ cognition
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reasons why development may not follow expected patterns they are • Disability can effect development because if children can’t use certain parts of their body for example they may not be able to use their legs they won’t be able use a climbing frame their physical development won’t be able to develop in the expected way. The nursery or school they attend may not have the equipment needed for the child to achieve their desire to use the climbing frame. • Emotional difficulties can effect expected
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Moreover‚ further emphasising how the able-bodied person will focus on the physical differences of the disabled individual‚ as it is demonstrated with Julie. This is made evident when Aunt Bea first perceives Julie from afar. Aunt Bea first indicates the visual characteristics of Julie‚ in referring to her as the “The fat Lord‚” then focusing on her “crazy brush cut” or “her funny walk” (Gowdy 9). The minor physical details that ought not to matter is what causes Aunt Bea to recognize that Julie
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Composition Mr. Kim 20th April‚ 2013 Learning Disabilities All my life‚ I’ve had issues with academics. For many years‚ my parents and teachers always believed that the reason I was academically challenged was because I was lazy and un interested. It was not until the eleventh grade‚ when I was diagnosed with a spacial visual disorder‚ did my parents realize that my academic downfall was not due to laziness‚ but in fact‚ due to this learning disability. After being diagnosed‚ many aspects of my life
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Essay- NC4008-Physical Development- word count 2145 Question One- How can the term ‘physical development’ be defined? Physical development is the development of a child from a helpless newly born baby to an independent child through their overall physical growth and development of their ability to control individual parts of the body. Physical development has many aspects which put together lead to the progression of a child’s physical ability‚ including the development of the brain. During their
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The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension explains that the effects of a broken family on a child’s development depends on numerous factors‚ including her age when her parents separation‚ and on her personality and family relationships. Although infants and young children may experience few negative developmental effects‚ older children and teenagers may experience some problems in their social‚ emotional and educational functioning. Emotional After a divorce‚ children from pre-school
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Disability is an umbrella term for individuals that do not have the ability to function societal roles ‘normally’ in comparison to a fully functioning individual‚ ranging from mental‚ physical and sensory disability. The World Health Organisation described three stages of disability; impairment: a deviation from the norm‚ resulting in poor functioning or development‚ disability: a limitation experienced because of an impairment and handicap: a disadvantage imposed because of an impairment of disability
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LEARNING DISABILITIES Makaila Ronholm York River Public School Makaila Ronholm Mr. Simpson Wednesday‚ November 21‚ 2012 Table of Contents: Title Page Table of Contents Abstract Headings: 1. Introduction 2. What are the symptoms of learning disabilities? 3. How prevalent are learning disabilities? 4. What causes learning disabilities? 5. Conclusion Bibliography Abstract Learning disabilities are found in children of all ages and adults as well. They are
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