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Mental health issues has been a big problem in the world. It is even more difficult for those students who are in the school environment trying to receive an education. It has become more of a problem compared to other issues. With the issues of mental health condition, it limits the students ability to learn and get connected on a regular basis like other peers around them.
Contents
- Noticing the Problem
- Learning Disabilities
- ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- References
In 2008-2009, 7.7% of US children younger than 18 years had a disability that limited usual activity, which is a 4-fold increase in the prevalence of childhood activity limitations since 1960, according to data from the National Health Interview Survey from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
There is not a saying for " there is only so much we can do" in this situation. We have to find more solution and be more attentive about this problem. We can not disregard it and hope for the best that it will get better over time.
Although mental disabilities constitute a larger share of children's chronic conditions, services to treat them have lagged...Only about half of these children get any kind of services, said Halfon. “Parents typically recognize learning disabilities in their children between the ages of 3½ and 4½, but the children don't get enrolled in special education classes at school until they are about 8½, when problems become too difficult to ignore,” he said.
Noticing the Problem
In order to be able to find solution and help better the problems we have to acknowledge and learn to notice the problem before throwing the kids into a class that will not help for improvement.There is an ongoing list of different issues. There are issues that are small but there are other issues that are so very difficult and unbearable.
Others view mental health issues through a faith-based or cultural lens. We have worked with families who saw their child's Down Syndrome as a punishment from God, and others who saw their child's disability as a divine gift. These interpretations clearly call for different approaches to engagement.
Learning Disabilities
There are many different disorders that affect the learning ability. Whether it is an unnoticeable and hidden to others or very apparent it is very important to recognize the possible disabilities in the education realm in order to be successfully helpful to those in need.
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) :
This health disorder may not affect the learning ability much but it still affects those children because of the lack of concentration, motivation, and easily distraction to themselves as well as to others. Predominantly Inattentive Type: Six symptoms of inattention
Predominately Hyperactive/ImpulsiveType: Six symptoms of hyperactivity/impulsivity
Autism :
There is a wide range of autism, it can be very small where the person/child seems to be just fine, and there are those very difficult unbearable situations. Types of Autism