ABOUT KATE
Kate's Strengths
(What Kate is good at)
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Excellent Memory but needs a little prompt (maybe a question, a photo or a "do you remember when...?")
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Picks up new ideas very quickly
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Learns from mistakes
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Dancing
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Acting
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Ball sports
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Empathy
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Helpful
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Polite
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Creating relationships - Kate is a good friend
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Funny
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Strong sense of community, family and identity (especially in relation to her Greek cultural heritage)
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Knows what she likes and doesn't like
Kate's Challenges
(What Kate needs to work on)
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Writing
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Spelling
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Numeracy
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General Knowledge
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Reading more mature texts
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Traditional view/limited experience of the world
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Loses focus often
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Having Down Syndrome makes Kate "feel uncomfortable"
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Can be grumpy sometimes if tired or has PMS but this is improving
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Some physical challenges like sitting on the ground and getting up; hot water and gas; muscle strength; fine motor skills; speaking clearly - but this is improving all the time.