Congnitive and Motors Problems

Base Knowledge

N/A

Teaching Methodologies

The teaching methodologies to be used will be: theoretical expositions about the topics, discussion and presentation of works by the students.
The evaluation is periodic and will be performed by the elaboration of a project evaluated in two components: presentation in class (50% of the grade) and presentation of a digital portfolio (50% of the grade).

Learning Results

Know the problem of intellectual disabilities in the current context
Know the etiology and characteristics of the main problems of cognition
Know the etiology and characteristics of the main problems affecting motor skills
Know the particularities of the development of children with these problems

Program

1- Problems of cognition
1.1 – The problem of Intellectual disability (historical evolution of the concept, and diagnostic methodologies)
1.2- Current conception (the AAIDD definition)
1.3- The functions of the process and evaluation (diagnosis, classification, and planning of support
1.4- The different classifications (DSM 5, ICD11)
1.5- Etiology of intellectual disabilities (congenital disorders and environmental influence)
1.6- Prevention
2- Motricity problems
2.1- Nervous system (brief study of its formation and functioning)
2.2 – Etiology of motor disabilities
2.3 – Classification and characterization of different syndromes
2.4- Prevention (counseling, early diagnosis and health care)

Curricular Unit Teachers

Grading Methods

Exam
  • - Exam - 100.0%
Avaliação periódica
  • - Portefolio digital - 50.0%
  • - Individual and/or Group Work - 50.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

Almeida, L. B. (2018). Introdução à Neurociência: Arquitectura, função, interacções e doença do Sistema Nervoso. Climepsi Editores.
Almeida, L. B. (2018). A educação dso genes. Climepsi Editores
American Psychiatric Association (2013). DSM 5 : Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5ª ed.)
Sanches-Ferreira, M., Lopes-dos-Santos, P., & Santos, M. A. (2012). A desconstrução do conceito de deficiência mental e a construção do conceito de incapacidade intelectual: de uma perspetiva estática a uma perspetiva dinâmica da funcionalidade. Revista Brasileira de Educação Especial, 18 (4), 553-568.
Schalock, R. L., Luckasson, R., Tassé, M. J., & Verdugo, M. A. (2018). A holistic theoretical approach to intellectual disability: Going beyond the four current perspectives. Intellectual and developmental disabilities, 56(2), 79-89.