What is a Special Educational Need?
A learning need that falls outside the average expectations for a pupil of their own age.
Learning difficulty – Specific or General
General learning difficulty = delay in language acquisition, verbal, written, processing skills, storing of information, recall and sequence etc.
Specific = Dyslexia, dyspraxia, visual, hearing, physical, medical, ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder), ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder), Speech, Language and Communication