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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderDisorder

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder characterized by distractibility, characterized by distractibility, hyperactivity, impulsive behaviours, and hyperactivity, impulsive behaviours, and the inability to remain focused on tasks or the inability to remain focused on tasks or activities. activities.

AutismAutism

Autism impacts the normal development of the brain in Autism impacts the normal development of the brain in the areas of social interaction and communication skills. the areas of social interaction and communication skills. Children and adults with autism typically have difficulties Children and adults with autism typically have difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities. The disorder interactions, and leisure or play activities. The disorder makes it hard for them to communicate with others and makes it hard for them to communicate with others and relate to the outside world. In some cases, aggressive relate to the outside world. In some cases, aggressive and/or self-injurious behaviour may be present. Persons and/or self-injurious behaviour may be present. Persons with autism may exhibit repeated body movements with autism may exhibit repeated body movements (hand flapping, rocking), unusual responses to people or (hand flapping, rocking), unusual responses to people or attachments to objects and resistance to changes in attachments to objects and resistance to changes in routines. Individuals may also experience sensitivities in routines. Individuals may also experience sensitivities in the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.

Learning DifficultiesLearning Difficulties

A childhood disorder characterized by difficulty A childhood disorder characterized by difficulty with certain skills such as reading or writing in with certain skills such as reading or writing in individuals with normal intelligence. Learning individuals with normal intelligence. Learning disorders affect the ability to interpret what one disorders affect the ability to interpret what one sees and hears or the ability to link information sees and hears or the ability to link information from different parts of the brain. These from different parts of the brain. These limitations can show up in many ways -- as limitations can show up in many ways -- as specific difficulties with spoken and written specific difficulties with spoken and written language, coordination, self-control, or attention. language, coordination, self-control, or attention. Such difficulties extend to schoolwork and can Such difficulties extend to schoolwork and can impede learning to read or write, or to do math. impede learning to read or write, or to do math.

Downs syndromeDowns syndrome

Down's syndrome is genetic condition with Down's syndrome is genetic condition with several symptoms, including a several symptoms, including a characteristic body type, mental characteristic body type, mental retardation, increased susceptibility to retardation, increased susceptibility to infections, and various heart and other infections, and various heart and other organ abnormalities. organ abnormalities.

DeafnessDeafnessThe Oxford Dictionary defines 'deaf' and The Oxford Dictionary defines 'deaf' and

'deafness' as wholly or partially without 'deafness' as wholly or partially without hearing. However, this definition does not hearing. However, this definition does not indicate the problems that arise from indicate the problems that arise from deafness. Deafness is multifaceted The deafness. Deafness is multifaceted The greatest difficulties faced by deaf greatest difficulties faced by deaf individuals are related to the problems of individuals are related to the problems of language acquisition and the development language acquisition and the development of a communication system (Quigley and of a communication system (Quigley and Paul, 1984). Paul, 1984).

ActivityActivity

Working in pairs:Working in pairs:Create three activities for each of the Create three activities for each of the

following categories:following categories: Supportive environmentSupportive environment Helping children relate to othersHelping children relate to others Challenging environmentChallenging environment Describe each activity and how you would Describe each activity and how you would

meet the needs of the above conditions meet the needs of the above conditions and each child in your practice. and each child in your practice.