| Children that are different than normal children in their | | | | important that we are always learning and that the |
| mental and formative development can have special | | | | level of education is always just one step ahead of |
| needs when it comes to learning new things when | | | | us so that we will stretch and therefore grow to |
| they have what is called a "learning disability". Though | | | | become more. The earlier the intervention and the |
| this might sound a little negative these kids will have | | | | earlier the education the better will the end result |
| as great opportunities in life as anyone else the | | | | eventually become. It is a sad thing that the sociality |
| difference lies in the way that they are being | | | | sees these kinds as "abnormal" and that they are |
| thought. If they are not thought in a way that will | | | | therefore often treated like they are not able to help |
| help them learn and grow then (and only then) will | | | | themselves and in a way so that the child might feel |
| they be left behind! Luckily this has been realized | | | | and think that he or she is not as important and as |
| from an official standpoint as well and that has | | | | capable as all the other children. This "treatment" will |
| resulted in the "educational allowances" that has now | | | | have an incredible affect on the child and might result |
| become accessible to families with children that have | | | | in him or her not striving as much as they could have |
| a "learning disability". This has been established in | | | | done and in that the "negative spiral of life" has |
| order to assist the families with the extraordinary | | | | begun. We all have an obligation to avoid this |
| costs of giving special educational or related services | | | | scenario. All human being has incredible strengths |
| to children with special needs. I can't remember the | | | | inside of them and much more than most people can |
| exact quote that the great business philosopher Jim | | | | even imagine. Why is it that we are only using around |
| Rohn uses but it is something about the fact that | | | | 5-8% or our brain capacity? Every one of us (normal |
| there are not children that has a lack in skill but | | | | or abnormal) has strengths beyond our wildest |
| merely we are seeing a lack of good teachers. How | | | | dreams. All we need is to believe and act accordingly. |
| true it is!! How we deal with the challenges The | | | | What parents and teachers of these kids need to |
| children that are different from the majority (the | | | | understand is that they are the first in line to give |
| ones with the mental develop problems) are entitled | | | | the support to the child so that he or she will |
| to educational evaluations as part of a medical | | | | develop the personal strengths and the belief in |
| process. This process is meant to determine the | | | | themselves and their ability to become great human |
| degree of "disability" and therefore the amount of | | | | beings. |
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