EDUC3629 Lecture 4: Lecture 4
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Sense of taste: hypogeusia - diminished taste, dysgeusia - distorted taste, aliageusia - altered taste, usually pleasant, phantogeusia - persistent abnormal taste in the absence of a stimulus, ageusia - no taste (rare) Tactile sensory integration disorder: source: http://enotes. tripod. com/smell. htm. A person with a visual impairment (after correction) is often referred to as: low vision, educationally blind. The incidence of vision impairment is 0. 2% (approx. 850 students in wa), and most students attend regular schools (ashman & elkins, 2011). Orientation and mobility will be important factors. Some signs that a student may have a vision impairment. Crossed eyes (or other obvious muscle problems) Holding text close to or far away from eyes. A teacher or parent may be the first to suspect a visual problem. An optometrist or an ophthalmologist assesses if there is a difficulty and the extent of the vision loss. Some students will need to access low-vision assistive devices/strategies. Adventitious blindness after the development of visual memory.
