Die besonderhede van AAHV en AAV

THE BRAINS OF PRESCHOOL children grow at an incredible rate and help lay the foundations of language, thinking and social and emotional development.
Children from Upington in the Northern Cape are benefiting from 10 early childhood development (ECDs) centres recently launched by the Department of Social Develop ment (DSD).
Five-year-old Lithemba Bacela, who lives with cerebral palsy and has a speech impairment, is better able to indicate what she feels and needs, thanks to her time at one of these centres, Oasis Skills Development Centre’s ECD unit. Lithemba lives in Paballelo with her mother, Elizabeth Bacela, who said her child’s communication skills have improved since she started at the centre last year. Elizabeth said the stimulation area has been particularly beneficial.“Lithemba can now indicate when she is thirsty, hungry or has wet herself”. The Oasis ECD centre is one of 10 that received a new building from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) as part of the commission’s Legacy Project. This countrywide initiative is aligned with the National Development Plan’s commitment to improving education, innovation and training, and con tributing to the goal of ensuring that all children have at least two years of preschool education.The centre accommodates children who live with a variety of conditions, including autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy and foetal alcohol syndrome. Each of the four classes at the ECD centre has 10 to 15 pupils, says Acting Chairperson of Oasis Skills Development Centre Marina Johannesen.The department contributes a subsidy of R20 per child, which covers children between the ages of two and seven and those who are 18 years of age and above. In 2015, the DSD donated a stimulation centre, computer lab and a bus to transport pupils to and from school.“Once a week, therapists from the local hospital come to the centre to assess and treat the children,”says Johannesen. The new building, donated recently is an additional blessing for the centre. Speaking at the launch, Department of Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu called on the public to include children living with disabilities in dialogues about issues that affect them.Silusapho NyandaAs ŉ kind wat aan aandagafleibaarheid-hiperaktiwi teitsversteuring (AAHV) of aandagafleibaarheidsversteuring (AAV) lei, nie behandel word nie, kan dit langtermyn negatiewe gevolge vir sy/haar gesond heid hê.
Dit is volgens Dr Khatija Jha zbhay, hoof van die Eenheid vir Kinderen Adolessentepsigiatrie by Townhill Hospitaal in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.Sy verduidelik dat dié kin ders as volwassenes ŉ hoër risiko loop om aan ander geestestoestande, soos angs en depressie, te ly en om middels te misbruik. AAHV en AAV beïnvloed kinders se akademiese vordering en hulle gedrag kan ander pla. Sulke kinders is dikwels ook ongewild, beland gereeld in die moeilikheid en is geneig tot ongelukke.  “Elke kind se omstandighede is uniek en nog besig om te ontwikkel. Dit is dus belangrik om ŉ omvattende kliniese assessering te doen om vas te stel of daar ander faktore is wat hulle ontwikkeling kan beïnvloed, asook die sterk punte waarop daar gebou kan word om hulle te help om hul volle potensiaal te bereik,” sê Dr Jhazbhay.Sy verduidelik dat AAHV en AAV neuro-ontwikkelingsversteurings is met gedragspro bleme, soos onoplettendheid. Dit word aangedui deur:
• agterlosige foute te maak• take nie te voltooi nie• goed te laat wegraak • maklik afleibaar en vergeetagtig te wees.Voorbeelde van hiperaktiwiteit of impulsiwiteit slu it in:
• rusteloosheid• voete wat beweeg en hande wat trommel• gekriewel op hul stoel• antwoorde uit te blaker en opstaan wanneer daar van hulle verwag word om te bly sit. “Simptome kom op twee of meer plekke voor – by die huis, by vriende of familie of tydens ander aktiwiteite – en meng in met sosiale, beroepsen skoolfunksionering.  Errnstige simptome wat voor die ouderdom van 12 voorkom, moet vir minstens ses maande teenwoordig wees. Onderwysers kan gedragsprobleme waarneem en ŉ kind vir kliniese assessering, verwys. Daar is verskeie behandelingsopsies wat oor weeg kan word.
 


