Communication and Special Needs
-Communication and special needs:
Communication is a process in which a message is encoded by the encoder and received by the decoder. What is the importance of communication? It is a humorous and useless question since everything happens around us depends on communication such as: interacting with people and sharing ideas and experiences. Many people think that communication is only related to verbal skills like listening and speaking, but this is a common misunderstanding since gestures, eye contact and body language are considered non-verbal communication which is one of its types. This is how normal people communicate, but what about special needs? The disabled people who are affected by blindness, deafness
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If we look around us we will find a down syndrome, blind or deaf person in every single family. In the United States, there are more than 150.00 children with special needs. Special needs are a broad range of disorders affecting behaviors and communication processes. It is known that good communication is the foundation of any successful relationship. Although special needs have many obstacles to communicate god give them the strength to interact through many ways. Such as Down syndrome and deaf people who are communicate visually by using body language, facial expressions, eye contact, touching and moreover they communicate continuously through wordless signals. In addition to deaf-blind people who have not the ability to hear or see, they are also communicating through non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communication is a very strong way of communication which helps special needs to develop their communication skills and become better communicators. Accordingly special needs require specialized learning strategies, so all over the world there is campaign to have more awareness and focused more attention on finding kindergarten, care homes, centre's and schools for children with special needs. Disabled people can be frustrating, rude, disrespectful, infuriating and even dangerous. That is why it is important to provide special needs with enough care centre's and specialists professional to make sure that they learnt how to communicate with themselves and how to communicate with the outside world to avoid miscommunication in their lives. Last but not least, special needs are quite special. Consequently if you do not do anything useful to help or develop disabled issue, please have a shred of humanity and leave them with their situation they already suffer more than you could ever
In the words of Lennard Davis in the first page of Introduction: Normality, Power, and Culture, “The ‘problem’ is not the person with the disability, it is the way that normalcy is constructed to create the ‘problem’ of the disabled person,” (Davis 1). Everyone is different and to impose an idea of what is an expected or acceptable by labeling those who don’t conform as disadvantaged or handicapped, is artificial and
It is important not to stereotype a child with a disability, as this can lead to low self-esteem, for example a child with specific learning needs might be expected to do poorly in all subjects at school not just the ones affected by the learning need and this is not always the case. Since I have worked in our setting I have been introduced to quite a few children which have different types of disabilities. We aim to make sure that each individual is treated the same and included in all activities by adapting the activity to the child's individual
In the documentary, Monica and David directed by Alexandra Codina, Monica’s cousin, shows a couple Monica and David who both have Down syndrome getting married and trying to be independent. Director Codina shows us although Monica and David face many challenges, the couple still can live happily, even with Down syndrome which is considered a “handicap.” Monica and David are a special needs couple that show us the many tasks they are capable of. Even though Monica and David suffer from Down syndrome they are able to fold clothes, make the bed every morning, and even apply for jobs. Despite the many challenges, Monica and David face, they show us Down syndrome isn’t a handicap society makes it out to be.
People may consider it as what might bring peace upon societies, but on the other hand it can truly be destructive. According to the writer’s opinion, people with natural disabilities should be provided with help to aspire for them to reach the level of those exceptional people who improve society. Without inspiration, such a society will have a great
James is a calm and happy child who attends Balmain Cove ELC for two days per week (Thursday and Friday). He loves being around by his educators. He always smiles in response to his happiness and satisfaction. EYLF Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity James builds attachments with her educators as he always has a smile on his face when his educator approaches him and interacts with him.
People with disabilities usually find it more difficult to accomplish things than others. In the book Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes illustrates this. The main character Charlie is mentally retarded. His family gave him up and put him in the Warren home for people who are mentally ill. His uncle took him out of Warren, gave him a job at his bakery, and looked out for him.
Although having Down syndrome implies an intellectual disability, Down syndrome individuals are able to be autonomous and live a full life integrated in society. It has been previously stated that an improvement in the educational system in which Down syndrome individuals are educated, by encouraging the inclusive educational system where special-needs students are able to share classes with regular students, will be beneficial for those students in their future years of life. Furthermore, promoting simple directions jobs that Down syndrome individuals are able to perform while earning a salary for themselves as well as the creation of more public living spaces for special-needs adults to live in, at the same time as being medically assisted, will make a difference in the quality of life of Down Syndrome individuals as well as in our society by making this world a better one. Thus, as the Spanish Down Syndrome Association (2017) states regarding Down syndrome adults “their personality, hobbies, illusions and projects will be what truly define them as people and their disability will be just another characteristic of
Accommodations a child may need to be successfully included in a childcare program; When teaching… Present information through demonstration instead of just verbal instruction; use both Written words provide visual cues Signs along with spoken word When communication verbally… Short sentences while communicating verbally Breaking instructions down into small “chunks” so they understand Patience while the child is speaking; allow them so speak slowly Ask parents for help ways they can help there children develop Language & speech therapists are also a useful resource if the child has been referred to one *children with Down syndrome have trouble communicating. Whether that means using language or understanding it, a child can become very
Communication is one of the most important aspects of human life. Without communication, we would be a primitive society of wild animals, unable to cooperate and achieve great feats, such as building the Pyramids, landing on the Moon, or organizing a democracy. All people rely on communication to express ideas that motivate positive societal and political change. Yet not everybody communicates in the same way. There are several thousand languages that people speak; there are several hundred thousand people around the world that suffer from disabilities such and blindness or deafness that require special means of communications such as braille or sign language.
Imagine receiving a task of writing simple alphabets with your toes, and being expected to complete it without any help rendered. Does it not seem like an impossible feat? This is exactly how it feels like for people who suffer from mental disabilities to write out letters A to Z using their hands. Just thinking about it, I can already imagine the frustration. Looking at the bigger picture, imagine the anxiety and anger that they face everyday, having to wake up daily to try and complete a series of tasks that society expects of you, although it is much harder for you to.
Friendship may also develop. Schools are important places for children to develop friendships and learn social skills. Children with and without disabilities learn with and from each other in inclusive classes. In inclusive classrooms, children with and without disabilities are expected to learn to read, write and do math. With higher expectations and good instruction children with disabilities learn academic skills.
Should Children with Disabilities be allowed to enroll in regular school? Every human being is equal and has the right to education irrespective of race, sex and religion. In the past generally people with disabilities were discriminated against and excluded from society. However, people’s attitudes, towards this group have started to change and they are beginning to enjoy article same freedoms like any other people.
Disabled Children and Schools. It seems that people assess the state of public to go for children with high-capacity public schools came with a positive result meaning it is the outcome of 53% agree to go kids included those for public schools meaning it is more than OK half of this opinion. For example, Nicholas Vujicic was a man without any limbs in his body and despite this handicap he was very successful in his studies and graduated from the school decided to enter Griffith University in Australia to study by accounting and despite all the people encouraged by his mother to become a person full of vitality and fulfill all his wishes became Nicholas Responsible for two companies and their management. If this person is disabled, how are the common people or those who are healthy?
And a disabled person’s ambition is like all other human beings, the looks of pity and compassion negatively affect that ambition. People should embrace the disabled person and give them a helping hand, and they should have laws, which defend their rights, which should be respected. However, most societies do not have laws that ensure an equal life for the disabled population. It is a shame that the rights of the disabled people has turned many times to mere slogans.
Non-verbal communication is just as important as verbal communication. When you are communicating with someone it is important to pay attention to the facial feedback they give. The topic could be