KINESIOL 3B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Intellectual Disability, Great Learning, Asthma
5 Jun 2016
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Maryland association for health, physical education, rec dance. Individuals w disabilities from birth 21 yrs old. Work on individual strengths what can they do? (don"t focus on what they can"t do) Obviously must be able to know what our progress is like. If make activities too complicated, will be too difficult for them and they will regress, not progress. Need to understand differences, but also similarities for those with and without disabilities. Let"s build on it! (can work towards improving motor fitness, physical fitness thru motor activity). If they enjoy it, their motor and physical fitness will improve greatly . (term mental retardation became more socially acceptable now called neurodevelopmental disabilities to be less negative, more people-friendly. Therapeutic: is temporary, we rehabilitate those w temporary disability. Developmental: to improve someone"s skill, fitness eg. weight-lifting, learning how to properly walk at age 7. Remedial: to correct some movement deficiencies eg. correct batter"s hitting skills, more efficient running technique.
