Special-education technician is someone who's able to help people with difficulties like mental illness, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autonomy loss, etc. The clientele is very varied. We can work in nursery, primary school, secondary school, residential and long-term care center, hospital, youth center, and sometimes, we can go directly at the house of the patient.
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.
fr: trouble déficitaire de l'attention/hyperactivité (TDAH)
clientele
The clients or customers, as of a professional person or shop, considered collectively; a group or body of clients.
fr: clientèle
deficit
A loosely employed term the content of which includes almost the whole of behavior and experience. Its manifestation may range from the subtle and overtly compensated to the grossly disruptive which is obvious to even the unsophisticated observer.
Example: My friend have a psychological deficit, before he was able to walk, and now he is not.
fr: déficit
mental illness
Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of these).
fr: maladie mentale
nursery
A room or place set apart for young children. a nursery school or day nursery. Any place in which something is bred, nourished, or fostered.
Example: My child is going to the nursery.
fr: garderie
primary school
A school usually including the first three grades of elementary school but sometimes also including kindergarten.
Example: My six years old child is going to primary school.
fr: école primaire
residential and long-term care center (CHSLD)
Care for adults whose decreased independence prevents them from continuing to live on their own.
Example: My grandpa is living in CHSLD, because he was not able to take care of him by himself.
fr: centre d'hébergement et de soins de longue durée (CHSLD)
secondary school
A school intermediate between elementary school and college.
Example: My thirteen years old child is going to the secondary school.
fr: école secondaire
technician
A specialist in the technical details of a subject or occupation.
Example: A computer technician repair computers.
fr: technicien
youth center
A place or organization providing leisure activities for young people.
Example: My child is in youth center, because he committed something wrong.