Psychology 2043A/B Chapter 1: Children with Exceptionalities Chapter 1

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2043A/B
• Professor: Sarah Smits-Bandstra

Document Summary

Differ from a typical child: mental characteristics, sensory abilities, communication abilities, behaviour and emotional development, physical characteristics, require either a modification of school practices or special educational services to develop their unique capabilities. Individuals with exceptionalities help us better understand human development: variation is a natural part of human development, it helps us learn about the ways children develop and learn. Professionals: teacher, special education teacher, speech pathology, school psychologist, school administrator, occupational therapist, school counselor, physical therapist, pediatrician, audiologist, school (cid:374)urse, edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374)al assista(cid:374)t, so(cid:272)ial (cid:449)ork, et(cid:272) , rehabilitation science in the top 10 hottest jobs in canada. Inappropriate types of behaviour or feelings under normal circumstances: a general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression, a tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems, the term includes schizophrenia. The term does not include deaf blindness: orthopedic impairment, a severe skeletal impairment that adversely affects a child"s educational performance.