Physical Development

Middle Childhood Application Assignment

• Select one of the following criteria that interests you:
• Research it.
• Either create a child from your imagination or you can speak about a child you know or have worked with who has the disorder you have selected. If you are discussing a child who you have worked with please do not use any identifying information. If you are creating a child, you can give them a name/ family etc. Please make sure this child is middle age childhood (9-11 years old).
• Discuss how this disorder impacts the child 1) Socially/ emotionally 2) Physically 3) Cognitively
• Follow this format:

• Autism
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Retts Syndrome
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Cerebal Palsy
• Birth Asphyxia
• Downsyndrome
• Turner’s Syndrome
• Other (please verify any other choices with the instructor)

• Introduction- ½ -1 page: You will introduce your client here and provide a brief overview: Name/ age/ family/ disorder
• Social/ Emotional Development: 1-2 pages in length. Here you will discuss how this disorder has impacted social/ emotional development of the child. Example: peer/ family relationships. Self-esteem/ emotional connections etc.
• Physical Development- 1-2 pages: Here you will talk about how the disorder has impacted the child’s physical development. Example growth/ physical abilities
• Cognitive Development- 1-2 pages- Here you will discuss the cognitive development. Example- level of functioning
• Conclusion ½-1 page- Summarize your paper, key points of the discussion.