Educating Students with Exceptional Needs

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Educating Students with Exceptional Needs Individuals with disabilities are such unique human beings that have taken the world that we live in by storm. These individuals are making up a vast majority of our educational society and because of that educators are more involved with the growth and development of these students. Although there are many students with disabilities among us today, it is important that educators take time to find what works best for these students. Intellectual disability, also known as mental retardation, is associated with the limits of an individual’s intellectual function. Intellectual disability is also associated with certain limitations in mental functioning and skills of the individual. These limitations can include speaking, and the lack of basic and social skills. When an individual has an intellectual disability, they learn and develop at a slower pace than the average individual. The most common causes of intellectual disabilities according to doctors are genetic conditions, problems during pregnancy, problems at birth, and health problems. A Genetic condition is caused by abnormal genes from the parents. When the mother is still carrying her unborn while in the mother’s womb, the child does not develop properly and suffers from an intellectual disability. When the mother is in labor or the baby is about to be delivered and does not get enough oxygen can cause the baby to have an intellectual disability. If the child has been stricken with some type of disease such as the whooping cough, meningitis, or the measles can also cause a child to have an intellectual disability (http://www.nichcy.org, n.d.). The impact on the education of a student with intellectual disabilities may differ from state to state. Students with intellectual disabilities are challenged greatly in their learning skills however they can learn
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