About Miscellaneous Needs

It is often quoted that everyone has a special educational need at some time in their life. For some this may be very temporary and mild, such as during a period of illness. For others it could be a lifelong condition. Below is a selection of ‘special needs’ which do not fit easily into other categories.

APD (Auditory Processing Disorder)
Attachment Disorder
Bereavement
Bullying
Children in Care
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (M.E.)
Color Anomia
Depression in Children and Young People
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
Dysnomia
Eating Disorders
Fragile X Syndrome
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Left-handedness
Narcolepsy
Noonan Syndrome
Parental Separation
Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness)
Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome
Self-harming
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Supporting Bereaved Pupils
Sexual Orientation