Childhood Disability And Child And Youth

Disability can impact on many areas of a child’s life and it is essential that we plan and support the child in all these areas so they can achieve realistic goals for thir age and abilities.

If we protect children from harm they are more likely to grow up into confident members of society. Children with a disability are three times more likely to experience abuse and neglect and it’s up to us as practitioners to recognise the signs and symptoms to protect all children.

According to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2017), an intellectual disability is classified as a deficit in “intellectual functioning” and “adaptive behaviors.” For a disability to be qualified as an intellectual disability it must have originated before the age of 18. Some diagnoses that fit under intellectual disability include autism, Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. “Developmental disability” is the umbrella term, encompassing many other disabilities, including those that fall under the category of intellectual disability. Developmental disabilities typically impact an individual in a physical way, such as cerebral palsy or epilepsy.

The Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) was first developed in the 1980's at the University of Oregon. The tool's purpose is to provide a low-cost strategy to monitor the development of infants and young children whose developmental status is in question or at risk. The ASQ has shown to produce high specificity across questionnaire intervals but with lower and varying levels of sensitivity (McKnight, 2014). One of the key recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics is early recognition of neurodevelopmental impairment, so the ASQ is way for providers to screen their patients for possible delays or impairments. The ASQs consist of 19 developmental questionnaires designed to be completed by parents or caregivers at different intervals from 4-60 months of

Assessing the needs is the first logical stepping stone of the health promotion planning cycle stones. Assessing children with disabilities in the school setting can be applied with the collaboration with the teachers. The school may recommend further assessment or screening for the child with disability based on the teacher’s recommendations, observation, or by giving the children special tests. In addition, parents are also needed to share the assessment of their child if needed. At the beginning, I am going to define the relevant population demographic and social characteristics, behavior, lifestyles,

3.4.3 Summarise how a primary disability can affect the physical development of children and young people

In order for a student to be diagnosed for any disability, there is a process that involves many people that are important in the child’s life. The school must conduct tests that measure the child’s academic success in the classroom, as well as tests that measure IQ (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children), work samples, developmental history (usually get this information from the parents), physical exams (vision, hearing etc.), psychological tests, adaptive skills (BASC) and other areas as needed. Testing is usually done by professionals from various disciplines. In order to qualify for special education services under IDEA, the disability must impact the child’s ability to be academically successful (IDEA, 2004).

We were unable to locate an eCAT link within e-view. Per DI 25230.001, “All Title XVI childhood disability determinations or decisions require an explanation of the findings, documented in writing, in a manner that we prescribe”. Additionally, the guidance noted “For non eCAT claims there must be one “official” prescribed form in the case record that gives the disposition and clearly supports it.”

Different disabilities may affect development in different ways. However, with support from teachers and parents, these affects can be minimalised. A learning disability such as Dyslexia (a common type of learning difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling) could lead to a child becoming frustrated which could further lead to behavioural issues. Moreover, without assistance, Dyslexia will allow for the child to become unmotivated and prove to be a hindrance to them as they look to strive in later life. Physical disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy (a neurological condition that effects movement and coordination) will affect development as children will have difficulties communicating, eating and drinking and with their

The transition to childhood can be a very difficult process for children with disabilities because they are entering an unfamiliar world with many different new things to explore and to survive this world there are certain skills that must be acquired. To develop those skills teachers, families, school staff, agencies and other professional come together to help students set goals and learn skills that are necessary to maintain a living, get a job and furthering their education, this preparation help facilitate the transition into adult life . During the transition planning different services and activities are develop to help student with

The ICF-CY documents and measures the “health and development of children and the youth.” (WHO, 2007) Working in a pediatric facility, I can see the importance and the implications that the ICF-CY can do for our patients. Granted that the ICF has not been widely integrated for use by healthcare practitioners like physical therapists, it has to be used so that it can become a “living document” (Darrah, 2008, p. 151) By incorporating the use of ICF-CY in our practice especially in pediatric rehabilitation, it will help provide a “common language” (Darrah, 2008, p. 151) that educators, healthcare practitioners and families can understand. This will make most an integral and contributing part in the care of our patients for making a “comprehensive and realistic project of life for the person with disability” (Martinuzzi, De Polo, Bortolot, & Pradal, 2015, p. 31). Now, let us apply the ICF model to my

An observation was held in the alpert Jewish community center. A variety of children between the ages of three to five were observed in activities ranging from physical and motor to social and cognitive development “The Gross Motor Function Measure was designed specifically to evaluate change in gross motor function in children with CP (Russellet al1989). It consists of 88 items

As the functioning and disability of an individual occurs in a context, ICF also includes a list of environmental factors. It also measures health and disability at both individual and population levels (WHO, 2016).

1.Children infants to 10 years of age and individuals with intellectual disorders have limited competence

even survival. Estimates suggest that there are at least 93 million children with disabilities in the