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Bell Work. List challenges of parenting a child with special needs. (AS MANY AS YOU CAN THINK OF!). Parenting Children With Special Needs. Unit 5 Parenting. What are some characteristics of children with special needs?. While every child is unique, some might be called EXCEPTIONAL.

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  1. Bell Work • List challenges of parenting a child with special needs. (AS MANY AS YOU CAN THINK OF!)

  2. Parenting Children With Special Needs Unit 5 Parenting

  3. What are some characteristics of children with special needs? • While every child is unique, some might be called EXCEPTIONAL. • One child may have an unusually HIGH intelligence, or he/she may have an unusually LOW intelligence. • Both children are exceptional.

  4. What are some characteristics of children with special needs? • Unable to perform certain physical, mental, and/or emotional tasks • intellectual function below average • unable to care for self or live independently • can care for self with assistance Physically Disabled • limited mobility, vision, hearing, speech • immobile, blind, deaf, mute

  5. What are some characteristics of children with special needs? Learning Disability • Dyslexia…children have a difficult time with spelling and decoding letters Emotional & Behavioral Disorders • ADD…a learning disability in which a person is not able to control his or her activity or concentrate for a normal length of time • ADHD…A hyperactive(being overly and uncontrollably active) child may struggle in school • Depression and/or anxiety

  6. What are some characteristics of children with special needs? Pervasive Developmental Disabilities • Autism (disorder characterized by lack of communication, extreme concern with oneself, and detachment from reality) Gifted Children • Children with unusual intelligence, special artistic talents, and/or the ability to understand relationships and abstract ideas) • above average intellectual abilities • extraordinary talent • often referred to as a prodigy(a gifted child)

  7. What are the requirements of children with special needs? • They want to be treated like everyone else, especially their sibling (a brother or sister) • Specific equipment if need is physical • Crutches, braces, wheel chair • Hearing aids, sign language • Braille • Specific education requirements for learning disabilities • IEP, designated classroom • Inclusion (a term for enrolling special needs children into all areas of the curriculum) • Challenges and outlets for gifted children • Advanced course • Musical and Artistic experiences

  8. What do you do if you (or your child) is diagnosed with a special need? • ACTon diagnosed condition • Don’t deny the condition! • Inform school system and start treatment that is necessary. • EDUCATE family • The more they know, the better they can help! • Find SUPPORT • Others who are going through a similar situation will understand and be able to offer hope!

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