PSY345H5 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: Single Parent, Developmental Disorder, Medical Model
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Adhd and other related disabilities only come up within the academic system. Social and cultural components with defining what disability is. Idea (us) and bill 82 education act on special education (on) Laws that guarantee free and public education for kids with disabilities. 80% of the students will benefit from the curriculum (pass it and learn from it) The top and bottom 10% may not, because of giftedness or impairments; they need more (better curriculum, more attention) By providing the assessment, it makes them eligible to get a better education: assessment: a child can be in general education but receive extra help (special education placement); this also needs an assessment. Discriminatory assessment in terms of language, religious factors (i. e. christmas: multidisciplinary: assessments must be broader than a certain discipline (psychoeducational assessment for example) Someone with dyslexia needs a psychoeducational assessment done by a clinical psychologist. Familial issues causing anxiety: consulting parents and assess the environment which needs a social worker.
