What do we mean by Special Needs ?
Children with special needs show a variety of conditions presenting different challenges and requiring adaptive measures to enable them to carry out their daily activities.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of the special needs that most often affect children.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Learning Disabilities :
- Dyslexia-Dysorthography
- Dyscalculia
- Dysphasia
- Dyspraxia
- Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity (ADD or ADHD)
- Oppositional/Defiant Disorder
- Sensory Modulation Disorder
- Giftedness (High intellectual potential)
- Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
- Developmental Delay
- Trisomy 21
- Intellectual Disability
- Physical (Motor) Disability
- Odor Disorder
- Hearing Impairment
- Mental Health :
- Anxiety Disorder
- Mood DIsorder
- Eating Disorder
- Psychotic Disorder
- Attachment Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Speech Disorder
- Nonverbal Learning Dysfunction
- Chronic Disease :
- Diabetes
- Allergies
- Epilepsy
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