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Kristi Rieger Campbell reading "What It Means To Be A Special Needs Mom"

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The sister of a special needs child speaks out about life growing up

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7.	What challenges do students with exceptionalities face as they transition to life beyond school? 

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7.	What challenges do students with exceptionalities face as they transition to life beyond school? 

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- rejection
- discrimination
Major transitions focus on
-Social interaction
-career adaptation
in order to function independently

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6.	How do cultural differences in families affect children with exceptionalities?

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6.	How do cultural differences in families affect children with exceptionalities?

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- each family has a different perspective and understanding
- confusion to adapt
- correlation to poverty and ethnicity with not having or knowing the resources needed for supplemental support.

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5. How does the child with exceptionalities affect the immediate family- the parents and the siblings?

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5. How does the child with exceptionalities affect the immediate family- the parents and the siblings?

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-  depends on the response and reaction of the exceptionality
- decides the success of the intervention and school modification.
- most important influence on the child’s life
- no proven evidence that siblings of children with disabilities face different challenges
- adjustment of siblings of children with exceptionalities can be improved through supplemental programs.

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4.	How many children with exceptionalities are there?

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4.	How many children with exceptionalities are there?

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- estimate of more than six million children
-  Approximately one out of every ten children has exceptionalities classified by the disability categories
- does not include the unidentified children

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3.	What are some of the major causes of exceptionalities?

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3.	What are some of the major causes of exceptionalities?

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Some of the major causes of exceptionalities is the environment and heredity. The environment can either be created or intensified, which creates stress for the child.

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Early Childhood Intervention and the Power of Family

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2.	Why is early identification of children with exceptionalities so important?

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2.	Why is early identification of children with exceptionalities so important?

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-Early identification of children with exceptionalities is so important because the first step for a successful intervention is for educators to identify the students with particular exceptionalities.
- Identifying these exceptionalities early puts certain interventions in place to support the child needs.

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1.	Who is the child with exceptionalities?

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1.	Who is the child with exceptionalities?

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- described as a child who differs from other children either mentally, by sensory ability, speech or communication, behavioral and emotional development and physical abilities.
-  Students that require modifications to educational instruction or special educational services to succeed with their unique capabilities.

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Children with exceptionalities classifies as children that learn differently than the “Norm”, and only if the child educational specifications need certain accommodations for the educational program to succeed then they may be defined as exceptional.

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After the child with the exceptionalities is identified....
- then the educators and family can make specific accommodations to meet the educational needs of the child, and make the resources available to the child.
- student can receive support from specialized staff, which is funded from the federal and state government.