Physical Development: Special Needs of Children
Children with Special Needs
- Children with special needs have same physical needs as other children: nutrition, physical activity and adequate rest.
- Children with disabilities do not have more sport related injuries than other children.
- 8 to 10% of American children under age 18 have some type of learning disability.
Early Childhood:
Disabilities
("Down syndrome and," 2013) |
Middle Childhood:
Sensory impairments
Physical Disabilities
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Adolescence:
Physical Disabilities
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Citations
Cerebral palsy help center. (2013). Retrieved from http://reachingforthestars.org/resources/
Down syndrome. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://friendsofzara.wordpress.com/home/down-syndrome/
Down syndrome and learning. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Down_syndrome_and_learning
Goalball london 2012 olympic test event media opportunity. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/nXDmTOEw02I/Goalball London 2012 Olympic Test Event Media/ijC5q4Zf8U7/Anna Sharkey
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What adolescents with disabilities want in life: Implications for service delivery. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.canchild.ca/en/canchildresources/adolescentswithdisabilities.asp
Woolfolk, A., & Perry, N. E. (2012). Child and adolescent development. (pp. 188, 323-324,349,378,463-470). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
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Down syndrome. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://friendsofzara.wordpress.com/home/down-syndrome/
Down syndrome and learning. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Down_syndrome_and_learning
Goalball london 2012 olympic test event media opportunity. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/nXDmTOEw02I/Goalball London 2012 Olympic Test Event Media/ijC5q4Zf8U7/Anna Sharkey
Idea 2004: transition services for education, work, independent living. (2004). Retrieved from http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/art/defs.transition.htm
I r idiot. (2007, December 25). Retrieved from http://sonalismrules.wordpress.com/2007/12/25/i-r-idiot/
My child needs glasses, now what?. (2013, January 16). Retrieved from http://eyesonthedollar.com/eye-care/child-needs-glasses/
What adolescents with disabilities want in life: Implications for service delivery. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.canchild.ca/en/canchildresources/adolescentswithdisabilities.asp
Woolfolk, A., & Perry, N. E. (2012). Child and adolescent development. (pp. 188, 323-324,349,378,463-470). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Youth camping programs at camp courage & camp courage north. (2013). Retrieved from Zazzle. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.zazzle.com/funny_insomniac_owl_postcards-239248525599768097