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Last Updated - October 5, 2024

Age 16-18 – Typical characteristics of young people with Physical Needs

Physical Needs a young person may experience difficulties in the following areas:

o Mobility, fine and gross motor difficulties.
o Whole body movements
o Moving around objects and people
o Hand/eye co-ordination/ fine motor skills.
o Self-help skills.
o Group work. Working at a slower pace than peers due to fatigue.
o Spatial awareness, bumps into things
o Writing/recording or accessing work without additional support.
o Physically accessing the curriculum and practical activities.
o For example, may have dyspraxia, low muscle tone, hypermobile joints.

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