CHYS 2P35 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Reading Disability, Demonology, Normal Good
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Chys 2p35 lecture 2: historical foundations of exceptionalities. Who are we studying: 10% of the population of children and youth. Abnormal behaviour: what we don"t/didn"t understand, we deem as abnormal example: when people used exorcisms, trying to exorcise behavior out catholic church training more exorcists. 1-on-1 attention for reading, but rest, in classroom that"s kid"s individual goal. It"s all about how we categorize our kids and define what"s average and normal vs abnormal. When does fantasizing become not the norm: we define and need to figure out what is typical, and do so in context of age to see what typical development means, abnormal development is what characterizes disorder. In policy to see who gets help, there may not be much difference between kid who scored. Increasing the chance for a healthy baby for biological development of a kid the things listed below in chart, we can change trajectory of kid: good interaction between biology and environment.