Chapter 9

Question 1

What is a Sensory Impairment

Answer 1

A sensory impairment is one of the bodies senses is impaired.

Question 2

Hearing Impairments Defined

Answer 2

a hearing disorder that limits and individuals aural/oral communication performance to the extent that the primary sensory input for communication may be other than the auditory channel

Question 3

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)

Answer 3

It is associated with hearing loss as it typically occurs along side of hearing loss.
It is a deficit in processing information that is specific to auditory modality.
This disorder can also be the result of head trauma, strok or congenital brain damage.

Question 4

Strategies for the classroom

Answer 4

Contact the Resource/ Special Education teacher for support and ideas.
If possible have an Educational Assistant to help them
Refer to the IEP and use strategies given by audiologist
Try and seat them closer to the front
Plan ahead on ideas for each lesson to help the student
Check if the student has an Assisted Listening Device (hearing aids, cochlear implants)

Question 5

Visual Impairment

Answer 5

Visual impairment is a general term that includes a wide range of visual problems
Blindness has different meanings depending upon context which can be confusing.
Legal Blindness refers to a persons visual acuity and field of vision
Low vision indicates that some functional vision exists to be used for gaining information through written means with or without the assistance of optical, non-optical, or electronical devices.

Question 6

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Answer 6

An injury to the head that may cause interference with normal brain functions

Question 7

Asthma

Answer 7

Asthma is the result of the body’s antibodies reacting to antigens and causing swelling, mucus secretion, and muscle tightening on the lungs.

Question 8

What can cause an Asthma attack?

Answer 8

Coughing
Shortness of Breath
Dust
Cigarette smoke
Animal dander 
Pollen
Specific fragrances 
Physical activity

Question 9

Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Answer 9

Describes a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain.

Question 10

Cystic Fibrosis

Answer 10

Is an inherited, fatal disease that results in an abnormal amount of mucus throughout the body, most often affecting the lungs and digestive tract, which results in the blockage of air sacs in the lungs.

Question 11

Multisensory Impairments

Answer 11

A combinaton of visual and hearing difficulties

Varying degrees of impairment

Question 12

Epilepsy

Answer 12

A neurological disorder that Results in seizures

Several types of epilepsy determined by the impact of abnormal brain activity

Question 13

Muscular Dystrophy

Answer 13

An umbrella term
Several inherited disorders that result in progressive muscular weakness
Most common & most serious: Duchenne dystrophy
Males only

Question 14

Prader-Willi Syndrome

Answer 14

Characterized by compulsive eating, obesity, and intellectual disability

Other characteristics include:
Hypotonia (deficient muscle tone)
Slow metabolic rate
Small or underdeveloped testes and penis
Excessive sleeping
Round face with almond-shaped eyes
Nervous picking of the skin
Stubbornness

Question 15

Spina Bifida

Answer 15

A neural tube defect characterized the vertebrae in the spinal column not connecting properly
Literally means “split spine”
3 different types:
Spina bifida occulta (the least serious form)
Meningocele
Myelomeningocele (most common
and most severe)

Question 16

Tourette Syndrome

Answer 16

A neurological disorder that results in multiple motor and verbal tics
Genetically transmitted

Characteristics include:
Various motor tics
Inappropriate laughing
Rapid eye movements
Winks and grimaces
Aggressive behaviours
(Infrequently) Intellectual disabilities, mild to moderate incoordination, and peculiar verbalizations