Multiple disability

Multiple disability

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  MULTIPLE DISABILITY
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  _ Multiple Disability is definedas combination of more than one disability in a person.
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  Multiple Disability isthe combination of physical, sensory and cognitive impairments that can lead to severe difficulties in interactive communication and learning.
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  Children with multipledisability exhibits: ❖Movement difficulties ❖Intellectual challenges ❖Sensory loss ❖Emotional disorder For example, Intellectual disability +blindness loco motor disability + intellectual disability
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  ❖The children alsoexhibit behavioral and social problems. ❖These children also exhibit weakness in auditory processing and limited speech.
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  Causes… Multiple Disability Pre Natal Post Natal Peri- Natal
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  Prenatal Causes (beforebirth) ❖Chromosomal abnormalities ❖Viral infections ❖Drug and alcohol during pregnancy ❖Mother’s malnutrition and physical trauma to mother.
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  Perinatal Causes (DuringBirth) ❖ Lack of oxygen supply to baby’s brain ❖Physical injury to baby’s brain at birth ❖Contracted infections during birth.
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  Postnatal Causes (AfterBirth) ❖Childhood infections such as meningitis and encephalitis. ❖Traumatic injury from an accident. ❖Reaction to medication. ❖Exposure to toxin or other environmental conditions.
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  Problems Faced ❖Vision Problems ❖HearingProblems ❖Learning Problems ❖Communication Problems ❖Poster and mobility Problems
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