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Types of Special Needs Children - Coggle Diagram
Types of Special Needs Children
Physical-
Cerebral palsy- neurological disorder that happens when a growing child sustains a brain injury, or suffers abnormal brain development. Usual symptoms will include a wide range of loss in body movement, muscle control and coordination and basic motor skills.
Epilepsy affect the central nervous system, It can be brought upon by a severe head injury, meningitis, or genetics passed on by either parent. Children with epilepsy are prone to seizures, which can include uncontrollable jerking movements, loss of consciousness or even unexplainable fear and anxiety.
Muscular dystrophy
Multiple sclerosis
Chronic asthma
Developmental
Down syndrome brings about certain physical characteristics that are common amongst afflicted children, such as flat noses, low muscle tone and small ears. Most of them will also display mild to moderate issues with their abilities in thinking and reasoning.
Autism- affects their ability in making sense of things around them as well as communicating with other people. Common symptoms usually include intense reactions to sounds, smells and lights, delayed language development and a preference to be alone.
Dyslexia
Processing disorders.
Behavioral/Emotional
ADHD- suffer from differences of brain development that affect attention and self-control. Harder to wait, listen and follow directions, when compared to their peers, impulsive, rushing through things and making careless mistakes.
Emotional disturbance includes anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression.
Bipolar disorder
Oppositional defiance disorder.
Sensory Impaired
A child who has eyesight problems is considered to have a visual impairment. This category includes both partial sight and blindness.
Kids with a diagnosis of deafness fall under this category. These are kids who can’t hear most or all sounds, even with a hearing aid.
Kids with a diagnosis of deaf-blindness have both severe hearing and vision loss.