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Academic Challenges of Pupils with Disabilities and Effective Inclusive Practices

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This chapter discusses the academic challenges and effective inclusive practices for pupils with several types of childhood disabilities, such as learning disabilities, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autistic spectrum disorders. We discuss the needs and accommodations these pupils require, as they have very different needs. Moreover, we discuss the implications and consequences of misdiagnosis or an accurate but delayed diagnosis on the academic development of these pupils. We then present current and future trends in inclusive education for pupils with disabilities. The chapter concludes with some practical recommendations for educational teams who work with pupils with disabilities.

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    For more information about Dr Grandin Temple, see her presentation at TED (https://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds).

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    Interestingly, the recent Netflix drama The Good Doctor presented many of the social and interpersonal challenges that a person with autistic spectrum disorder faces when working as a physician at a hospital.

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    In Israel, most youth (males and females) join the army at age 18.

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    Ladino is the language of Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1942. They spread throughout the Ottoman Empire, in countries such as Greece and Turkey. Ladino is also called Judeo-Spanish and originated from medieval Spanish. It consists of an admixture of Hebrew and local languages where these dispersed Jews lived and thus contains words in Arabic, Greek, and Turkish.

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Miller, E.C., Kass, E. (2023). Academic Challenges of Pupils with Disabilities and Effective Inclusive Practices. In: Self-Efficacy and Success: Narratives of Adults with Disabilities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14965-8_7

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