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With the progression of social normalization, and the changes in special needs education due to more severe/multiple disabilities, we hold consultations in the following cases about school to help you find the best education to suit the unique needs of your child:
Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm (excluding national holidays, New Years holidays, and August 6)
About the Hiroshima City Youth General Consultation Center (Japanese)
Many parents can be overwhelmed by different information regarding education and further education for children with disabilities, including life post-graduation. The school which your child is currently attending will have the most information about how your child behaves in school, and so we recommend thoroughly consulting with their school first. If, during your consultation with your child’s school, there are things which you still do not understand, or if you want to know more about something you heard from their school, please contact the following:
Special Needs Education Division, School Education Department, Municipal Board of Education
Disability |
Special Needs Learning Assistance |
Special Needs Classes |
Special Needs Schools |
Visual Impairments |
Children who have difficulty seeing standard text/diagrams (etc) even when using magnifying lenses, but can still mostly participate in regular classes with some special needs learning assistance |
Children who have difficulty seeing standard texts/diagrams (etc) even when using magnifying lenses |
Of those whose vision is mostly less than 0.3 when using both eyes, or who have other severe vision-related impairments, children who cannot see/have extreme difficulty seeing standard texts/diagrams (etc) even when using magnifying lenses |
Hearing Impairments |
Children who have difficulty understanding words spoken in a normal volume despite the use of hearing aids |
Of those whose hearing level is 60 decibels or above when using both ears, children who cannot hear/have extreme difficulty understanding words spoken in a normal volume despite the use of hearing aids |
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Intellectual Disability |
Children with delayed intellectual development and mild difficulty communicating with others who need some assistance in their everyday lives and have difficulty with social adjustment |
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Physical Disability |
Children who have mild difficulty with everyday movements such as walking/writing/etc even with the use of assistive devices |
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Weak Constitution |
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Language Disability |
Children with the following disabilities who can still mostly participate in regular classes with some special needs learning assistance: ・Organic/functional articulatory disorders such as cleft palate, articulary organ paralysis, etc ・Rhythmic speech disabilities such as stuttering ・Delayed fundamental language development such as speaking and listening ・Others with similar disabilities (limited to cases in which the cause for these disabilities is not caused by another disability) |
Children with the following moderate to severe disabilities: ・Organic/functional articulatory disorders such as cleft palate, articulary organ paralysis, etc ・Rhythmic speech disabilities such as stuttering ・Delayed fundamental language development such as speaking and listening ・Others with similar disabilities (limited to cases in which the cause for these disabilities is not caused by another disability) |
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Autism |
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Emotional Disorder |
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Learning Disability |
Children who do not have delayed intellectual faculties, but do display a prominent difficulty in learning/applying certain skills such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, calculations, and reasoning, and thus require some special needs learning assistance |
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ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) |
Children who have been deemed to have attention spans which do not correspond with their age or development, or impulsiveness/hyperactivity, which disrupts their social life/functionality of schoolwork and thus require some special needs learning assistance |
Referenced from: Article 22-3 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the School Education Act and the Early and Continuous Support for Students with Disabilities (Etc) (Notice) from the Director-General of the Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau (MEXT) on October 4, 2013 (no. 756)
Special Needs Education Division, School Education Department, Municipal Board of Education
1-4-21 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Tel: 082-504-2494 // Fax: 082-504-2124
Email: kyo-shien@city.hiroshima.lg.jp