{"id":241,"date":"2024-01-11T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2024-02-01T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T10:54:49","slug":"about-special-needs-kids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/about-special-needs-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"About Special Needs Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"241\" class=\"elementor elementor-241\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-771ed3dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"771ed3dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-469319bd\" data-id=\"469319bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66e3f84b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66e3f84b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80a7359 animated-fast elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"80a7359\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1661c70a\" data-id=\"1661c70a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-59090596 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59090596\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-494e9bb1\" data-id=\"494e9bb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453a30df elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"453a30df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 05-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The need in the community<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba8884b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba8884b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 05-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In every society, some individuals are intellectually challenged for one reason or another. This could result from problems experienced during birth, a genetic disorder, a severe illness, or an accident affecting the brain.<\/p><p>In South Africa, it is estimated that four out of every thousand individuals live with some intellectual disability. Some may have just a mild impairment and can still receive mainstream education. Others can receive training to handle specific tasks within their capability.<\/p><p>However, it is crucial that each intellectually challenged child receives specialised teaching, therapy, and care to progress and develop to their fullest potential. With the correct treatment, it is often surprising to what extent a child can progress. But without the proper training and environment, the child usually becomes introverted and withdrawn and may even regress in their development.<\/p><p>It is also essential that the parents and extended family receive guidance, advice, and support in coping with and managing the situation. This can only be provided by those with in\u2013depth training and experience in this field.<\/p><p>The Cher\u00e9 Botha School was established specifically to assist children who are intellectually challenged, particularly those with Down\u2019s Syndrome or Autism, and their families.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d833695 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d833695\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Students<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ed5607\" data-id=\"0ed5607\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73045af elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"73045af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"76\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Staff<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07530ef\" data-id=\"07530ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4825f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"4825f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"29\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Classrooms<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2907bd\" data-id=\"a2907bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4084715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"4084715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"3\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Aftercare Classrooms<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2481550 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2481550\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2b6ef4\" data-id=\"a2b6ef4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e8b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94e8b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Autism<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c618b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c618b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 05-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1183\" src=\"https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130_092800-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130_092800-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130_092800-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130_092800-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130_092800-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130_092800-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240130_092800-2048x946.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8475903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8475903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?<\/strong><\/p><p><u>AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, ASD<\/u><\/p><p>A person with ASD can be compared with a South-African in a foreign country like Germany. This person might look like others, however he does not understand everything and cannot easily predict what will happen next.<\/p><p>Autism always influences the following:<\/p><ul><li>How a person communicates and how he\/she interacts with others;<\/li><li>How a person behaves and acts.<\/li><\/ul><p>With regards to Autism, we can expect any of the following behaviour:<\/p><ul><li>Problems and challenges with <u><\/u> The person might struggle to express himself\/herself or to understand communication from someone else. The reason for this is for instance because the person with ASD struggles to process language or to comprehend abstract concepts or because he\/she understands language very literally.<\/li><li>Problems with other people may exist because people with ASD struggle to \u201c<u>read situations\u201d<\/u>, due to \u201ccontext blindness\u201d (can\u2019t \u201csee\u201d what is going on) and \u201ctheory of mind blindness\u201d (they struggle to understand what others think or feel). Because they struggle to understand situations, they also have difficulty in predicting what will happen next. They can then also be quite anxious as well, because they do not know what to expect.<\/li><li>Problems with <u>anxiety<\/u> due to factors like <em>context blindness <\/em>and<em> theory of mind blindness.<\/em> They therefore often like routines\/rituals (to do something in a specific way) because they then know what is going to happen they feel more in control and thus they feel safe. People with ASD therefore be upset by change because they then don\u2019t know what is going to happen. This uncertainty can trigger a tantrum.<\/li><li>Problems due to Sensory difficulties:<ul><li>They can be <u>overly sensitive<\/u> and for example close their ears or refuse to eat crunchy or noisy food.<\/li><li>They can be very <u>insensitive<\/u> and for instance put their music on very loudly or they can have a high pain threshold.<\/li><li>They might be <u>sensory seeking<\/u> and for example make sounds.<\/li><li>They might feel a <u>sensory overload<\/u> and experience a meltdown. Meltdowns might look like a tantrum, but where tantrums are a form of manipulation aimed at getting something, a meltdowns occur without the person wanting to get something.<\/li><li>They can \u201cget stuck\u201d or <u>fixate<\/u> on certain sensory input. For example they will listen to the same music over and over again, or only want to play with a specific toy.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HOW DO WE HELP SOMEONE WITH\u00a0SID\u00a0OR ASD: <\/span><\/p><ul><li><u>Visual aids<\/u>. Language can be supported with visual aids and demonstrations.\u00a0 \u00a0Language can disappear but visual aids are always there and constantly delivers the same message. For example a child who is holding the \u201cSit\u201d card while sitting on his\/her chair, constantly gets the message that he\/she must sit and the child who is often shown the Makaton sign by an adult repeatedly receives the message, even at a distance, \u00a0without the adult needing to shout to be heard.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Repetition of verbal instructions can lead to an <u>auditory overload<\/u> and problems with processing language can negatively influence comprehension and the execution of instructions.<\/li><li>Use <u>\u201c<em>First this, then that<\/em>\u201d<\/u> cards because then the child, for example, knows that the task will not continue forever. Working for a reward may also help the child to be motivated.<\/li><li><u>Schedules<\/u> help to create predictability and the learner can see how he is \u00a0progressing with the tasks as he removes the cards when he \u201cschedules\u201d. \u00a0When a card is removed from the schedule, it is put in the <em>Finished<\/em> box: it also implies that the schedule (and not the staff member) has indicated that the activity is no longer available, even if the child has enjoyed the activity and even if he did not want to put it away.<\/li><li>Predictability lowers anxiety. Because of challenges with <em>context blindness<\/em> and <em>theory of mind blindness<\/em><em>,<\/em> ASD learners can experience anxiety. <u>Help them to work out what will happen next<\/u> by, for example, referring to their schedule or by, for example, reminding them that Mom has fetched them from school every day and that she will fetch them again this afternoon. \u00a0<\/li><li>Use <u>visual prompts<\/u> and flow charts to facilitate independence, for example a visuals \/ pictures about hand-washing next to the wash-basin.<\/li><li>Use a <u>timer<\/u> and assist the learners with reading and using it so that they can, for example see that their work time is almost over or that there is still a lot of time left to play with a toy. The end of an activity will then not be such a surprise or it will not feel as if work will be going on forever.<\/li><li>A <u>structured<\/u> environment helps to create predictability and a feeling of being safe. The child, for example, knows where to look if he wants to check how to write a word because the words are always put up in the same place in class or he would feel less intimidated by his class-mate because he knows that a certain part of the table is marked for his use and that the classmate is not allowed to put things on his side of the table.<\/li><li>Use <em><u>low arousal<\/u><\/em>. Talk with a relaxed and normal tone of voice, without begging or making the child feel that you are not in control. If you scream or use intimidating hand-gestures, you can expect the learners to be aroused and on edge and more difficult to work with.<\/li><\/ul><p>SID and ASD can occur either in isolation or in combination with other learning and developmental challenges and can include the diagnoses indicated on the diagram below.<\/p><p>Education (including parenting), should promote independence and the learning of new skills.<\/p><p>All children should:<\/p><ul><li>Learn to listen to their educators (parents and teachers) and accept their authority and rules. This also means that the child needs to accept that they can\u2019t always do or have what they want. The, \u201cFirst this, then that\u201d rule would be a good place to start.<\/li><li>Learn to develop self-control.<\/li><li>Learn to wait for what they want and learn to understand that, \u201cNo\u201d and \u201cNot now\u201d are acceptable answers.<\/li><li>Understand that their behaviour has consequences and then learn to think ahead about the consequences of their behaviour and to plan for what they want to have so that they can plan to achieve their goals, just like successful adults who work according to a plan.<\/li><li>Learn to work together as a member of a team.<\/li><\/ul><p>A child\u2019s successful functioning as an adult will be influenced to a large extent by the learning and development of the above skills. Play (NOT on a screen or device) can help to develop many of these skills. Playing with someone else can also be very good for development, especially if there is adult supervision to ensure that play is safe and fair.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788474d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"788474d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/autism.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1283\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/autism.jpg 578w, https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/autism-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240130-WA0138.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240130-WA0138-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240130-WA0138-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240130-WA0138-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cherebothaschool.co.za\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG-20240130-WA0138-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040f796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"040f796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SEVERE<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (ID)<\/span><\/p><p>A person with an SID often behaves like a person who is much younger. A 16 year old SID\u00a0child can, for example, behave like a 6 year old child, even though he has the body, physical strength and the desires of a 16 year old, he does not have the insight and understanding of a 16 year old.<\/p><p>A person can be described as being intellectually disabled if he experiences difficulties with regard to:<\/p><ul><li>The <u>learning of new material<\/u>. Steps in a process must be broken down even further and more practice will be required to learn something. It will probably also be forgotten much sooner.<\/li><li>The <u>application of information<\/u> that has already been mastered. A person with SID\u00a0will experience difficulties with applying familiar concepts in a new way. While a person with SID\u00a0may, with practice, be able to bake a chocolate cake, it is unlikely that he will be able to bake a vanilla cake unless someone specifically teaches him to do so and he practices it, even though the basic principles of baking a cake remain the same. In contrast, a person who does not have an SID\u00a0will possibly be able to work out for himself how to bake a vanilla cake even though he has not specifically been taught to do so.<\/li><\/ul><p>Apart from the above information, other difficulties often occur together with SID. This can include the following, namely:<\/p><ul><li><u>Poor concentration<\/u> or a short attention span, with or without hyperactivity. Poor concentration or a short attention span <u>without<\/u> hyperactivity can imply that the person can be passive with the result that behaviour which would be obvious to others may not occur spontaneously with them. A person with poor concentration and who is more passive can, for example, make coffee and leave to coffee jar open or leave the fridge open after taking the milk out and may then also not return the milk to the fridge, almost as if they did not think about what the next logical step in the process would be. A person with poor concentration or a short attention span <u>with<\/u> hyperactivity can experience difficulties or can cause difficulties for others because they exhibit certain behaviours without thinking of the consequences. A person with poor concentration and who is very active can, for example, place a mug of coffee on the edge of the table and then bump it over when they turn around too quickly, almost as if they did not think of the consequences of their rushed behaviour and that they do not think that it would have been safer if they had put the coffee in the middle of the table instead of on the edge of the table.<\/li><li>Because of <u>impaired insight and <\/u><u>impulsivity,<\/u> behavioural problems such as destructiveness, aggressive outbursts, unreasonableness, etc. can also occur. When such a person for example, becomes angry they may throw a phone and only later come to regret it while a person who has good insight will realise beforehand that the phone will break if it is thrown and will therefore not throw the phone even if they are very upset about what the person on the phone is saying.<\/li><li><u>Low muscle tone<\/u> which means that the person will look wilted or limp. This can give rise to clumsiness, with the associated breaking of objects, falling and getting hurt, a tendency to slouch instead of sitting, etc. Low muscle tone can also lead to drooling, messy eating, etc. A person with low muscle tone will tend to avoid physical exercise, which implies that they will be more unfit, which implies that their muscle tone will probably deteriorate instead of improve.<\/li><li><u>Damage due to well-meant efforts<\/u> to help which is aggravated by poor insight. For example, instead of not forcing a cupboard door closed they may force the door and break the hinge in the process whereas a person with better insight would probably have checked to see what is preventing the door from closing and remove it instead of merely pressing harder to close the door.<\/li><\/ul><p><u>HOW DO WE HELP SOMEONE WITH<\/u><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0SID<\/span><u>\u00a0OR ASD: <\/u><\/p><ul><li><u>Visual aids<\/u>. Language can be supported with visual aids and demonstrations.\u00a0 \u00a0Language can disappear but visual aids are always there and constantly delivers the same message. For example a child who is holding the \u201cSit\u201d card while sitting on his\/her chair, constantly gets the message that he\/she must sit and the child who is often shown the Makaton sign by an adult repeatedly receives the message, even at a distance, \u00a0without the adult needing to shout to be heard.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Repetition of verbal instructions can lead to an <u>auditory overload<\/u> and problems with processing language can negatively influence comprehension and the execution of instructions.<\/li><li>Use <u>\u201c<em>First this, then that<\/em>\u201d<\/u> cards because then the child, for example, knows that the task will not continue forever. Working for a reward may also help the child to be motivated.<\/li><li><u>Schedules<\/u> help to create predictability and the learner can see how he is \u00a0progressing with the tasks as he removes the cards when he \u201cschedules\u201d. \u00a0When a card is removed from the schedule, it is put in the <em>Finished<\/em> box: it also implies that the schedule (and not the staff member) has indicated that the activity is no longer available, even if the child has enjoyed the activity and even if he did not want to put it away.<\/li><li>Predictability lowers anxiety. Because of challenges with <em>context blindness<\/em> and <em>theory of mind blindness<\/em><em>,<\/em> ASD learners can experience anxiety. <u>Help them to work out what will happen next<\/u> by, for example, referring to their schedule or by, for example, reminding them that Mom has fetched them from school every day and that she will fetch them again this afternoon. \u00a0<\/li><li>Use <u>visual prompts<\/u> and flow charts to facilitate independence, for example a visuals \/ pictures about hand-washing next to the wash-basin.<\/li><li>Use a <u>timer<\/u> and assist the learners with reading and using it so that they can, for example see that their work time is almost over or that there is still a lot of time left to play with a toy. The end of an activity will then not be such a surprise or it will not feel as if work will be going on forever.<\/li><li>A <u>structured<\/u> environment helps to create predictability and a feeling of being safe. The child, for example, knows where to look if he wants to check how to write a word because the words are always put up in the same place in class or he would feel less intimidated by his class-mate because he knows that a certain part of the table is marked for his use and that the classmate is not allowed to put things on his side of the table.<\/li><li>Use <em><u>low arousal<\/u><\/em>. Talk with a relaxed and normal tone of voice, without begging or making the child feel that you are not in control. 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