Special Educational Needs: an overview
Cognition is the umbrella term for a child’s learning skills. It is their ability to process information, reason, remember and relate.
Communication and Interaction is the ability to communicate with others. This includes the use of speech sounds, language, gestures, facial expressions and body language.
There is a wide range of sensory and physical difficulties that affect children and young people across the ability range.
Some children and young people with a physical disability (PD) require additional on-going support and equipment to access all the opportunities available to their peers.
Children and young people who have difficulties with their emotional and social development may have immature social skills and find it difficult to make and sustain healthy relationships.
These difficulties may be displayed through the child or young person becoming withdrawn or isolated, as well as through challenging, disruptive or disturbing behaviour.