Understanding special education as a concept

Special education, in contrast with general education, is needs based education that address the disabilities or challenges such as communication, learning, physical, emotional or mental, behavioural, intellectual giftedness /extra fast learning through individually designed processes, practices and interventions.

Basic professional skills for educators are the diagnostic skill, design thinking skill, critical creative thinking skill, interpersonal skill, intervention management skill, and therapeutic process skills

Here is the concept matrix of special education as a graphic to be read and reflected upon