The article “Children Born with Disabilities: How Families Respond,” by Marlene Ritchie tells about two different families who have children with disabilities. The article tells about how both families realized that their children had disabilities and what they felt and went through after finding out...
Family’s responsibility towards disabled children: Parents of children with disabilities have a vital role to play in the education of their children. This fact is guaranteed by federal legislation that specifies the right of parents to participate in the educational decision-making process. As your child...
Social skills are any competence, rules, and abilities that helps conduct interactions with others. Many people generally pick up on social cues over time and how one is supposed to react in certain situations. For people with autism it is generally hard for them to...
This paper explores a film, A Boy Called Po, discussing the challenges Patrick, best known as Po, lives with the daily challenges of autism. Autism is a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and...
Introduction “A child is like a butterfly in the wind. Some can fly higher than others but each one flies the best it can. Why compare one against the other? Each one is different, each one is special, each one is beautiful”. In an ideal...
Understanding the Challenges Faced by Students with Special Needs I’m sure you can imagine or know from personal experience how hard school can be sometimes for students, but can you imagine how hard it is for a student with special needs? There are many different...
Introduction “At ordinary schools they tease you. People are cruel. They forget to accommodate you. You are an inconvenience.” This is a quote from Lane Wahl – a South African student with a visual impairment. Children with disabilities are legally allowed to attend “normal” school....
Numerous procedures have been used in the treatment of equinus contracture with variable success rates. The surgical management of the ankle equinus is a widely debated topic and procedure selection is often based on surgeon preference because there is no consensus regarding the superiority of...
Introduction Even though raising children with disabilities may be difficult, I don’t believe there are valid reasons as to why parents should abort their babies. I do understand why some parents may want to lean towards this decision but, to me, abortion is something that...
According to Kabeer (2000), China has one of the highest abandonment rates for children with disabilities and girls. Regarding history, China has undergone rapid changes for the last fifty years. Previously, China used to be a socialistic country with a limited connection to the rest...
Firstly it is crucial to give a brief introduction to the interviewees, Teacher X1 is a teachers in charge of blind and deaf and has an experience in teaching special needs children. Teachers X2 is teacher who teach in HVP Gatara Ndera with more than...
In this assignment I will be analysing and explaining in detail the different factors of additional needs. There are two case studies that I will be examining, one of a child who suffers from being disabled so therefore the child has to be in a...
An advocate gives support to anyone who finds it difficult to have their views heard. They offer time and commitment, help them to convey their wishes, make informed choices and gain greater control of their lives. It can help to understand the role of an...
We see different types of people every day in life, I am pretty sure some of us have seen some smart dudes and have even bonded and exchanged ideas with them. During the course of interaction, our intelligence is put to test!and we wished that...
Transitions are scary. As a college student, I realize that I am a creature of habit. I am comfortable with the idea of having a routine and knowing what to expect. But, as for everyone, life is full of transitions. One transition in particular that...
Introduction Try to imagine this situation: at a parent-teacher conference, a child’s teacher informs two parents that their son or daughter is easily distracted while doing homework or other tasks. Perhaps they are also constantly fidgeting in their seats and cannot seem to focus on...
