If you have noticed your child is not speaking as scheduled, there is no need to be alarmed. Speech and language development in children is progressive but the schedule of development is not strict. One child may speak slightly earlier and be more developed than another but it could just mean they are developing at a different pace and is to be expected.

Managing a roomful of children can often be very difficult. It can be chaotic and stressful at times. For parents and educators managing a roomful of children with special needs, this can be very challenging as it may require extra patience, knowledge, and skills to accommodate the different needs of the students under their care.

For parents, it can be tough to raise a child who misbehaves. The hardest part is the day-to-day living. From waking them up in the morning, getting them out to school on time, ensuring their homework is done and hoping you don’t have to fetch your kid from the principal’s office, it can be nerve-racking.

Adaptive living skills, also known as life skills, refer to a wide range of abilities that enable individuals to function independently and effectively in their daily lives. Proper life skills instructions are immeasurably important for students with disabilities. The knowledge and skill interactions believed to be essential for adult independent living should be met at an early age for Special Needs students. These students require the proper education and support to learn these necessary behaviours.

For parents, it can be tough to raise a child who misbehaves. The hardest part is the day-to-day living. From waking them up in the morning, getting them out to school on time, ensuring their homework is done and hoping you don’t have to fetch your kid from the principal’s office, it can be nerve-racking.

Many times, adults and educators tend to think that the child may have behaviour issues when they might not. It’s easy to see why. Many of the symptoms look the same. Some of the common signs can be:

• impulsiveness
• inability to properly socialise
• obsessiveness
• aggression

They may be challenging to deal with, but to dismiss these as behaviour problems may be to misdiagnose the cause of the issue. In many cases, this may be a reflection of the child’s inability to properly communicate due to various speech and language difficulties.

These are things to take into consideration:

• The child has poor vocabulary for their age
• The child seems to have an inability to ask for clarification when given instructions
• The child is inappropriately rude or careless when speaking

Especially in such cases where misunderstanding and miscommunication are high, it’s doubly important for parents and educators to consider what challenges the child may be facing. Like anyone else, children need a sense of stability and safety. When they don’t have this, they end up communicating this through their behaviour.

There are more considerations that have to be taken into account for children with special needs, but they too react to the same things, by communicating through their behaviour.

College of Allied Educators offers our Diploma in Learning Disorders Management & Child Psychology programme. This part-time programme is designed specifically to train potential teachers, parents and caregivers to identify, detect and support children with special needs, such as Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyspraxia, and Dyslexia.

• Certificate in Child Psychology and Counselling is a 6-months part-time course which will introduces you to the fundamentals of a child’s psychological development
• Certificate in Learning Disorders Management and Language Development is a 6-months part-time course designed specifically to train potential teachers, parents and caregivers to identify, detect and support children with learning and speech difficulties.

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