SPCH4107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Acquired Brain Injury, National Disability Insurance Scheme, Multiple Sclerosis
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Disability is an umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. Disability refers to the negative aspects of the interaction between individuals with a health condition and personal and environmental factors. Acquired brain injury is any type of injury to the brain that occurs after: trauma, hypoxia. Infection: degenerative neurological disease substance abuse stroke. Asd is a life-lo(cid:374)g de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal disa(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) that i(cid:373)pai(cid:396)s (cid:894)to (cid:448)a(cid:396)(cid:455)i(cid:374)g deg(cid:396)ees(cid:895) a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:859)s u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g of what he or she sees, hears and senses. This results in problems with social relationships, communication and behavior. Developmental delay occurs if a child develops at a slower pace when compared to other children of the same age. Indicators might be how they move, communicate, learn, understand or interact with other children. Intellectual disability refers to a group of conditions caused by various genetic disorders and i(cid:374)fe(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s. these (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)s (cid:396)esult i(cid:374) a li(cid:373)itatio(cid:374) o(cid:396) slo(cid:449)(cid:374)ess i(cid:374) a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual(cid:859)s ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)al a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) to learn and difficulties in communicating and retaining info.
