PSY345H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Puberty, Stamen, Ontario Health Insurance Plan
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First years of life are crucial, for attachment, language development can be called early determinism, there are changes in the brain, neuroplasticity, the brain is most plastic when we are young, most important for deeper learning. Early intervention can reduce the overall impact of disabilities. When we reach them earlier, we can remove a problem they might have had. It even ends up costing less in the long run. Kids can go to schools from 4 to 21. Also, there is the ohip, which is a mandated service available. Another mandated service is the children"s aid society, children"s welfare. Agencies have to apply for funding to get services. In canada, we have a network of infant development program, for kids at risk of developmental delays. If we know mom consumed alcohol during pregnancy, we might assume that there might be a concern.
