How do yoga and pranayama support children with intellectual disabilities?
They support physical and mental development.
What mental benefits can yoga and pranayama provide children?
They improve attention and reduce stress, irritability, and anxiety.
Which physical abilities can yoga postures improve in children?
Bodily balance, flexibility, and muscle strength.
How does yoga help children emotionally?
It helps them control emotions and remain calm.
What is the goal of play therapy for disabled students?
To develop social skills, motor skills, expression of feelings, problem-solving, and self-confidence.
What role does physiotherapy play for children with intellectual disabilities?
It prevents worsening of physical difficulties.
How does physiotherapy improve mobility in children?
By helping them learn walking, climbing, descending, writing, and other movements.
What does occupational therapy help people with disabilities perform?
Daily activities like eating, dressing, writing, and working independently.
What are the objectives of occupational therapy?
To increase independence, functional ability, participation, and quality of life.
How can occupational therapy support special education?
By improving fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, pencil grasp, handwriting, and managing sensory problems.
What is augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)?
AAC is methods and devices supporting people with speech or language difficulties.
How does augmentative communication differ from alternative communication?
Augmentative communication supplements existing communication, alternative replaces it.
What does unaided AAC include?
Unaided AAC includes facial expressions, bodily gestures, and sign language.
What does aided AAC include?
Aided AAC includes pictures, communication boards, and speech-producing devices.
What is language therapy?
A therapeutic process improving communication skills for language difficulties.
What does language therapy assess?
Language or speech difficulties linked to developmental delay, injury, brain disease, or mental illness.
What does speech therapy develop in children who speak little or not at all?
Clear words and sentences.
How can speech therapy help non-verbal children express themselves?
By teaching gestures, facial expressions, signs, or pictures like AAC.
Which social communication skills does speech therapy develop?
Waiting for a turn, making eye contact, and initiating conversation.
What does developmental delay describe in children?
A child learning physical, mental, or social skills more slowly than peers.
What do life skills support in children with developmental delay?
Independence, safety, emotional control, and decision-making.
What is the goal of behaviour modification in the classroom?
To promote student adaptation by improving learning, behaviour, social relationships, and self-control.
How does behaviour modification improve student adaptation?
Through teacher reinforcement.
Name one type of creative or recreational activity used in the course.
Sports and physical activities.
What type of therapy involves art and craft or painting?
Art and craft therapy or painting.
Which therapy uses music and dance in the course?
Music and dance therapy.
What kind of play includes puzzles in the course activities?
Table games or cognitive play.
What are the main steps in therapy planning?
Assessing needs, setting priorities and SMART goals, implementing intervention, and monitoring progress.
What does need assessment analyze before intervention?
A child's strengths, weaknesses, problems, and needs.
What is the aim of intervention in therapy?
To improve thinking, emotions, behaviour, psychological functioning, skills, and awareness.
What does progress monitoring require during therapy?
Regular evaluation of the child's progress.
What method does sensory integration therapy use for children with autism?
A play-based method.
What is the goal of sensory integration therapy in children with autism?
To support processing and organization of sensory information and motor skills.
Which vestibular activities support balance and gross motor development?
Swinging and locomotion.
For which age group are vestibular activities like swinging suitable?
Young children aged 2 to 5 years.
What do heavy-work activities provide to support motor development?
Physical effort.
Which motor skills do heavy-work activities support?
Hand coordination and motor development.
What skills are included in motor-skill development?
Moving hands, holding objects, cutting, and using a pincer grip.
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