Educational implications
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January 14th, 2012
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What are the educational implications for students who have Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)?
- Learning and behavioural difficulties to varying extent
- Lumps growing internally can be painful.
- Increased risk of epilepsy.
- Speech difficulties 30– 60 % pupils have learning difficulties.
- High proportion of pupils have difficulties with perception and performance.
- Concentration—pupils are easily distracted or can become fixated upon one item
- Problems with coordination can affect balance, gross and fine motor skills.
- Organisation and memory—some pupils have difficulty with short term memory and benefit from tasks being broken down into small steps and visual support.
- Pupils can appear restless, wander aimlessly, have a tendency to fiddle and play with objects.Impulsiveness Inconsistency
