Life Long Learning for Students with Disabilities

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Providing services for young students with disabilities is not negotiable. This is because, these young learners requires special care and services in their day to day activities. Developmental disability has become a common diagnosis in children these days. This disability starts during a child’s development period and may last for a life time. Special educational programs are available for children with development disabilities.

The diagnosis of developmental disabilities can be done at an early age. It is the duty of parents to take their children to a specialist who can help them in their children’s diagnosis. Specialists in healthcares are always ready to help parents in diagnosing developmental disabilities. After the diagnosis, they will advise of the intervention process so as to facilitate normal growth of the child.

Once a child has been diagnosed by a specialist and it has been determined that the child is beyond physical risk, an early intervention program can be recommended by the specialist. A team of professionals can begin working with the child including physical therapist, language therapist, speech therapist and healthcare providers in addition to the child’s parents. All of these people will work together for proper development of a child including the physical, cognitive and emotional development of the child. Early intervention programs can be offered either in private of through public agencies as most of them are covered by federal and state laws.

Special educational programs are available for all students with developmental disabilities. A personal learning arrangement can be planned for the young exceptional learners who would want to start school by their specialist. However, different states off...

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...e special students. The expected outcome of transitional programs for student with special needs is that they are able to enter into adult life beyond the doors of an academic institution. These transitional programs offer the students a future and an entrance into the real world whereby they can do things on their own. The students should be able to leave these institutions with skills that could help them earn a lining and live independently. For the student to achieve these goals, they need their parents, educators as well as themselves to work collaboratively for their better future.

Works Cited

Hardman, Michael, Drew, Clifford , and Egan Winston. Human Exceptionality: School, Community, and Family. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011. Print.

Guralnick, Michael.The effectiveness of early intervention. Maryland: Paul H. Brooks, 1997. Print.

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