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What does special education mean?
Special education refers to the teaching work for some people with physical and mental defects, that is, the disabled, the blind, the deaf and the mentally retarded children. The purpose is to help this kind of special children understand our culture, understand the development and changes of the world, stimulate their learning ability and thinking ability, and enable them to study, live and work as normally as possible.

Special courses:

Braille, sign language, directional walking, sensory training, sports rehabilitation, speech and language training, life skills courses, perceptual skills training courses, social classes, vocational education, etc.

Special teaching methods: tactile learning, auditory training, visual cue, game teaching, behavior correction, physical therapy, occupational therapy, ABA training, social story, critical response training, round teaching, music therapy, art therapy, etc.