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Lecture 5: Students with Physical Disabilities (Types (Respiration,…
Lecture 5: Students with Physical Disabilities
Types
Respiration
Siezures
Chronic pain
Incomplete use of fingers or arms
Disfigurement/ deformity
Three types
Physical
Acquired Brain Injury
Neurological Disorder
Cerebral Palsy
Paralysis or lack of muscle control
Types:
Diplegia
affects all 4 limbs , legs more than arms
Hemiplegia
1 side of body
Quadriplegia
all 4 limbs
Results
poor communication skills
hearing/visual impairments
poor weight gain
seizures
cognitive diabilities
Treatments
Physiotherapy
occupational therapy
Speech pathology
Spina Bifida
split of divided spine
Types (3):
Occulta
gap in vertebrae, but spinal cord in tact
Meningolcele
Protective case of spinal cord is pushed out through gap in vertebrae - can be repaired.
Myelmeningocle
Spina cord pushed out and sometimes exposed (Severe)
Education Concerns
Hydrocephalous
build up of fluid in the brain after or at birth. Shunts placed to remove
Impairment of reading, writing, mathematics, attention
Constant surgeries
Absence from school, drop in academic performance
Cathoders
moniter bladder control
Structural issue of class
Extra time must be taken to ensure they have mobility from wheel chairs etc
Muscular Dystrophy
Occurs between 2-6 years of age
difficulties
walking
jumping
have a wadding gait
difficulty standing
Physical demands
wheelchairs
teaching correct lifting techniques
daily physiotherapy
Behaviour from studnts
disruptive
poor work
apathy
frustration
poor language skills
Teachers
Work with lack of communication
address poor language skills
ensure enough time and room for transport
Acquired Brain Injury
post birth brain injury
Behaviour changes
personality
sensory activities
ability to learn new information
information processing can be slow
Teachers
Work collaboratively
IF physical disability is associated, wheel chairs etc need to accounted for
Epilepsy
Neurological disorder
Sizures
Block information
visual
Tactile
auditory
Causes
head injury
Stroke
tumor
infections
Types:
Generalised (whole brain)
Tonic Cloud (grand mal)
rigid body, jerking
Absence (petite)
Lose concsiousness for a moment (5-30 seconds
Mylcolinc
jerking of specific parts of body
Atomic
loss of muscle tone, falling
Status Epid
Loss of conscious between attacks, immediate medical attention
Partial Seizures
Jackson
no loss of consciousness, one limb
change, not a loss of consciousness
Indicators
stress
lack of sleep
blood sugar
flashing lights
Development coordination disorder (dyspraxia)
motor coordination impairment that effects life
treatment
occupational therapy
speech and language theray
percetual motor training
Assistive technology
mobility
wheelchairs
walking frames
braces
eating
non slip surfaces
communication
output devices
computer access
joystick movement
head movement mouse