FRHD 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intellectual Disability, Habilitation, Dual Diagnosis

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2110
• Professor: Michelle Preyde

Document Summary

Disability: considered a consequence of impairment i. e. visual. At risk: risk status for likelihood of a particular experience/outcome i. e. fail school. Health care management: technical or medical support. Impairment: abnormality of body structure and system function, any cause. The term used to describe a number of conditions whereby the individual is significantly behind other people in terms of intellectual, social and life skills development (moustacalis) Handicappism: assumptions and practices that promote unequal treatment of people because of difference (bogdan and biklen) Children with special needs: term used to designate pupils who require special education. Special education: based on notion that children with exceptionalities can reach their full potential given the opportunity, effective teaching and resources. Mainstreaming: educational practice of integrating students with developmental disabilities. Integration: placement of children with special needs in educational programs. Reverse integration: used to describe program in which children without special needs participate in programs established for children with special needs.