Mu 5.2 Essay

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Task 3 – 3.1 It is vital that delays and disabilities are identified at an early stage of the child or young person’s development. Research has shown that it is vital to identify these at the first three years of their life as that is when the brain starts to structure and function. Identify these development delays early can help identify what the problem might be and how it can be helped by family, friend or someone who expertly qualified to help them in this delay, these could be: • Counselling or training for families • Medical service • Nursing service • Respite service • Speech/Language • Physical therapy A lot of delays are not identified at the early stage which has had much effect on the child’s and young person’s future of what they wanted to do. Children’s development is now being looked at from the age of 2 now to make sure not delays are unmissed and can be looked at closely with the children and their families if there are any concerns. Also identifying these delays at an early stage can the be recorded on all the child’s document so that it can prevent the child from falling behind in the school a lot more if the teachers and staff do not know about the delay. Important early identification on a delay may be that the child may have a medical condition that may be able to treat with medication or treatment slowly so that the child’s delay can be cured and will not affect them in the future. Also if the child has a disability that is identified they would be able to get the right support throughout their time in school to help them with work if it is a disability that is physical or mentally there is support out their for them no matter what even if they go to a school that is specially equipped to support them. Identifying the delay early can also help the child or young person in not only the area that they were
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