Not exact matches
As they grow older, barring a physical or learning
disability, children will be expected to progress in
cognitive and physical development, be ready to take on more responsibility, have more self - control and be able to interact socially
with peers and be figuring out how to
understand more complex concepts.
Clearly, more research is necessary, but this new study adds to the growing and substantial effort to
understand how the gene variants that contribute to the development of schizophrenia give rise to the
cognitive disability commonly associated
with it.
By keeping rules easy for young students or students
with cognitive disabilities, it will help them
understand the classroom expectations and help build the classroom culture.
People in charge of implementing laws and policies may misunderstand or fail to recognize that persons
with disabilities are experiencing
cognitive problems which prevent them from
understanding the information they are being given.
Studies have revealed that persons
with cognitive disabilities have difficulty telling their stories and that lawyers face challenges in advising clients because of lawyers» inability to
understand the communication and comprehension levels of a their clients.
In its paper on the indefinite detention of Aboriginal people found unfit to plead, the Aboriginal
Disability Justice Campaign argues that a sentence of imprisonment imposed on a person
with a
cognitive impairment may be inappropriate and ineffective because the person may not fully
understand the connection between the offending behaviour and the prison experience.
There are far too many people in prison
with poorly -
understood disability, particularly
cognitive and mental
disabilities.