CHYS 3P26 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Acquired Brain Injury, Hearing Loss, Language Disorder

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 3P26
• Professor: Ayda Tekok- Kilic

Document Summary

Chys 3p26-infants and very young children with special needs [handout] 1-definition of special needs: children and youth with special needs refers to children up to 19 years who require significant additional educational, medical,social,environmental support, support to improve health, development, learning, quality of life, and community inclusion. 2- what are the acceptable categories of special needs: asd (autism), deafness, acquired brain injury*, developmental delay, speech language impairment, hearing impairment, emotional disturbance(depression), chronic illness*, intellectual disability. 3-pals-2006 (participation and activity limitation survey: 0-4 years, identification system of disabilities, mild to moderate disability, high impact on families, help with housework and responsibilities, time for personal activity. 8-developmental coordination disorder: delay in the development of motor skills, have difficulty coordinating movement, resulting in inability to perform everyday tasks, recognized during development (starting to walk) 11- inclusion: service philosophy not a placement, children with special needs receive services in setting primarily designed for non disabled children, natural environments preferred.