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Human Exceptionality

Exceptional people live and function in many context, not just school. Their differences

affect them as they try to adjust to each new environment, but the differences also affect

their families and society at large in significant ways. Normal is relative term that is

defined within the context of any given culture. Individuals who exhibit differences that

do not meet the cultural expectation of normalcy. These differences may be physical,

such as the inability to walk. They can also be overt behaviors, such as a discipline

problem or an inability to learn in the same way or at the same rate as sibling or peers.

Labeling people with differences

Labels are an attempt to describe, identify and distinguish one person from another.

Common labels used by professionals to describe physical and behavioral differences

include disorder, disability, and handicap. Disorder refers to general malfunction of

mental and physical or psychological processes. It is defined as disturbance in normal

functioning. A disability is more specific than a disorder and results from loss of physical

functioning (e.g. ., loss of sight, hearing and mobility) or difficulty of learning and social

adjustment that significantly interferes with normal growth and development. A handicap

is a limitation imposed on the individual by environmental demands and is related to the

individual ability to adopt or adjust those demands. For example, a person who is

confined to a wheel chair has a physical disability- the inability to walk. He or she is

dependent on the wheel chair for mobility. When the physical environment does not

accommodate the wheel chair (e.g., in a building, without ramps, accessible only by
stairs), the disability becomes a handicap. Exceptional is much more comprehensive

term. It may be a physical, mental or behavioral performance deviates substantially from

the norm, either higher or lower. A person with exceptional characteristic may need

additional educational, social, or medical service to compensate for physical and

behavioral characteristic that differ substantially from what is considered normal.

Medical, social and educational services for people with differences

Medical services in the 1990’s

Medical services for people with the disabilities have evolved considerably. The typical

courses in the early part of the twentieth century involved treatment primarily in a

hospital or institutional setting. In order for people with disabilities receives

comprehensive medical services in a community setting, several factors must be

considered:

1. Developmental milestone

2. Attitudes toward children with disabilities

3. Disabling conditions

4. Prevention

5. Screening, diagnosis, and assessment

6. Interdisciplinary collaboration

7. Working effectively with parents

8. Long-term medical and social treatment programs

9. Community resources
Physicians must be more willing to treat patients with disabilities for common illness

when the treatment is irrelevant to the patient’s disability. Physicians need to be

appropriate specialist when necessary. For instance, physicians must be aware of and

willing to refer patients to other non-medical community resources, such as social

workers, educators, and psychologist.

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