Individual Needs Flashcards
Child’s Physical needs
Wheelchair and frames
Sensory impairment
Gross and fine delayed motor skills
How to delayed gross motor skills affect a child?
Physical: Movements made by their bodies are not progressing to
expected milestones (– check specific age milestones sheet)
Cognitive and Intellectual: Gross upper body skills may impact fine
skills of writing, drawing. Process of sequencing actions and
planning what to do next may be impacted.
Communication and Language: may find it hard to explore the
environment around them and not have opportunities to talk about
what they are experiencing
Social development: May limit opportunities to join in with others -
may affect making friends
Emotional development: Feeling of frustration after not being able
to complete tasks. Lower self-esteem. Make them feel inadequate
How does delayed fine motor skills affect a child?
Physical: Movement of hands and fingers are not meeting
expected milestones. May find it hard to explore new
materials.
Cognitive and Intellectual: Can affect reading and
mathematical ability
Communication and Language: Cannot talk about what
they are experiencing with others
Social development: May limit opportunities to join in
with others - may affect making friends
Emotional development: Feeling of frustration after not
being able to complete tasks. Lower self-esteem.
how can sensory impairment affect a child?
cognitive development is affected, as sensory experiences helps children learn about environment- they can’t engage with different textures, sounds and sights - e.g problem solving and understanding cause and affect
social skills are also affected, as they may struggle to interact with others - e.g those who are sensitive to touch may struggle with physical play,
may affect motor skills - as sensory impairments can affect hand-eye co-ordination and strength
Can affect reading, therefore affects communication
Social and emotional needs
disruptive behavior
friendships
how can language and communication needs affect a child?
may find it hard to communicate feelings
-hard to express thoughts
-get frustrated
-confidence affected
-cognitive development affected , as if they can’t communicate they may struggle learning w
how can cognitive needs affect a child
learning disabilities - may need extra support and will fall behind
can affect concentration
difficult problem solving
delayed literacy and may struggle to understand, affecting self esteem and confidence.
Individual needs affecting physical development
-Limited Mobility
-Gross / fine motor skill delays
-Weight- obesity can affect physical development
Individual needs affecting language and intellectual development
Disability’s such as hearing impairments- may struggle to learn language.
Learning disabilities- can cause a delay in learning to speak and how to write
Having english as an additional language
Individual needs affecting social and emotional development
Struggle to form attachments
Communication skills - if they can’t communicate properly they may struggle to form friendships
Trauma can affect emotional development - e.g if they were neglected they may struggle to communicate how they feel or form attachments to caregivers
How intellectual needs impact development
May stint cognitive development- less problem solving skills
May stint language development as their vocabulary may not be advanced.
How language, social and emotional needs impact development
Language - can cause them to struggle to express their feelings therefore affecting emotional development. Their lack of advanced vocabulary can also affect their intellectual development, and their social development as this may make them struggle to form friendships.
Social - may not develop problem solving skills - e.g sharing, which may cause them to lack friendships, affect communication skills and the lack of friendships may cause them to have less emotional awareness.
Emotional - can also cause them to struggle to form friendships, affecting social and communication skills. May lack problem solving skills and things like empathy.
What is a sensory impairment?
A sensory impairment refers to a condition that affects one or more of the senses, which can include sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. Individuals with sensory impairments may experience difficulties in perceiving and processing sensory information from their environment.
For example:
- Visual Impairment: This can range from partial sight to complete blindness, affecting the ability to see and interpret visual information.
- Hearing Impairment: This includes varying degrees of hearing loss, which can impact communication and the ability to hear sounds in the environment.
- Tactile Impairment: This affects the sense of touch, making it hard to feel sensations on the skin, which can influence how a person interacts with objects and their environment.
Sensory impairments can significantly impact a person’s ability to engage with the world around them, and adaptations may be necessary to support their learning and communication needs.
