Considerations on the Growth and Development of Children with Visual Impairments

This paper aims to reveal whether there are significant differences between the weight and height growth rate of children with visual impairments and that of children without sensory disorders. The aim of the study is to assess some parameters of growth, physiological markers of the quantitative accumulation process by which the body increases its weight and height. We used the following research methods: bibliographic study, case study, observation, weighing, height measurement and questionnaire. The subjects were selected among pupils with visual impairments, with particular comorbidities, from Special Secondary School for Visually Impaired of Bucharest, being enrolled in the 3 rd grade. Inclusion criteria for the subjects of our study were the presence of vision impairment, and exclusion criteria were related to pupils with visual blindness. The findings and results highlight that the visually impaired are malnourished, which, on the long term, influences height, and on the short term, weight. Due to the dynamic data analysis, it has been found that the height, weight and body mass index of children with visual impairments is below the average child of the same age without sensory disturbances.