A Quick Guide to Special Needs and Disabilities
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A Quick Guide to Special Needs and Disabilities

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

A Quick Guide to Special Needs and Disabilities

About this book

A Quick Guide to Special NeedsĀ is an easy go-to guide for busy teachers, SENCOs, practitioners and anyone else who is interested in pragmatic solutions to the challenges of teaching children and young people with additional needs.

DetailingĀ over 60 conditions which cause people to have additional needs,Ā Bob Bates helps you broaden your understanding of different physical, neurological, psychological, and developmental needs with accessible bite-sized explanations of the conditions, best practice approaches to working with these learners, and how to apply them to your everyday teaching.Ā 

Each individual need is explained over a 2-page spread and every entry includes:

  • Case studies encouraging you to reflect on real-life situations to understand the impact each condition has on people and how they and their parents deal with it.
  • Do it steps offering a simple step-by-step approach that you can follow in order to meet additional needs arising out of these conditions.
  • Important steps for the classroomĀ specifically for teachers to use.
  • Recommended reading, suggesting books, articles and websites where further information on specific conditions are available.

    Whether you're a newly qualified or experienced teacher, or simply want to further your understanding on the vast variety of individual needs, this guide is the ideal dip-in dip-outĀ reference point for SEND.Ā 

    Also from Bob Bates:
    Educational Leadership Simplified
    Learning Theories Simplified

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    Table of contents

    1. Cover
    2. Half Title
    3. Publisher Note
    4. Title Page
    5. Copyright Page
    6. Acknowledgements
    7. Acknowledgements
    8. Contents
    9. About the Author
    10. Acknowledgements
    11. Glossary of Terms
    12. How to Use This Book
    13. Introduction
    14. Part 1 Physical Impairments
    15. 1 Allergies
    16. 2 Asthma
    17. 3 Brittle Bone Disease
    18. 4 Cerebral Palsy
    19. 5 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    20. 6 Cystic Fibrosis
    21. 7 Diabetes
    22. 8 Epilepsy
    23. 9 Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
    24. 10 Haemophilia
    25. 11 Hearing Impairment
    26. 12 Heart Disease
    27. 13 Hemiplegia
    28. 14 Hydrocephaly
    29. 15 Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
    30. 16 Microcephaly
    31. 17 Motor Neurone Disease
    32. 18 Multiple Sclerosis
    33. 19 Multi-Sensory Impairment
    34. 20 Muscular Dystrophies
    35. 21 Restricted Growth
    36. 22 Sickle-Cell Anaemia
    37. 23 Skin Diseases
    38. 24 Spina Bifida
    39. 25 Vision Impairment
    40. 26 Wheelchair Users
    41. Part 2 Neurological and Psychological Disorders
    42. Part 2A Neurological Disorders
    43. 27 Asperger Syndrome
    44. 28 Ataxia
    45. 29 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    46. 30 Autism
    47. 31 Down Syndrome
    48. 32 Dyscalculia
    49. 33 Dyslexia
    50. 34 Dyspraxia
    51. 35 Sensory Processing Disorder
    52. 36 Speech and Language ImpairmentS
    53. 37 Tourette Syndrome
    54. 38 Williams Syndrome
    55. Part 2B Psychological Disorders
    56. 39 Attachment Disorder
    57. 40 Bipolar Disorder
    58. 41 Depression
    59. 42 Eating Disorders
    60. 43 Emotional Behavioural Disorders
    61. 44 Generalised Anxiety Disorder
    62. 45 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
    63. 46 Personality Disorder
    64. 47 Phobias
    65. 48 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
    66. 49 Schizophrenia
    67. 50 Selective Mutism
    68. Part 3 Other Additional Needs
    69. 51 Disaffected, Disengaged or Excluded
    70. 52 Emotional Distress
    71. 53 English as an Additional Language
    72. 54 Gifted or Talented
    73. 55 Learning Difficulties
    74. 56 Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
    75. 57 New Migrants
    76. 58 Obesity
    77. 59 Poor Conduct Disorder
    78. 60 Socio-Economic Difficulties (Poverty)
    79. 61 Travellers and Gypsies
    80. 62 Victims of Abuse
    81. 63 Victims of Forced Marriages
    82. 64 Young Carers
    83. 65 Young Offenders
    84. Part 4 Approaches for Working with Children and Young People with Additional Needs
    85. 66 Children
    86. 67 Parents
    87. 68 Teachers
    88. 69 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Cbt)
    89. 70 Fundatia Inima de Copil (Heart of a Child Foundation)
    90. 71 Heuristic Play
    91. 72 Jolly Phonics
    92. 73 Makaton
    93. 74 Mentalisation-Based Therapy (MBT)
    94. 75 Mentoring and Critical Friendship
    95. 76 Mindfulness
    96. 77 Neurodiversity
    97. 78 Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
    98. 79 Portage Home Learning
    99. 80 Social Communication Emotional Regulation Transactional Support (SCERTS) Model
    100. 81 Solihull Approach Programme
    101. 82 Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs)
    102. 83 Transactional Analysis
    103. 84 Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) Programme
    104. 85 Understanding Intelligence
    105. 86 Yoga and Tai chi
    106. Final Thoughts
    107. Index