The definition of Intellectual and developmental mental disabilities intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior‚ which covers many everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18. Intellectual functioning—also called intelligence—refers to general mental capacity‚ such as learning‚ reasoning‚ problem solving‚ and so on. One criterion to measure intellectual functioning
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The case student for this project will be Derrick Shepherd. Derrick’s diagnosis is Down syndrome. Derrick is in 4th grade‚ 10 years old‚ and has an IQ of 39. Derrick can say approximately 25 words‚ all which are hard to understand unless you are familiar with his language. He has hypotonia and fine motor difficulties‚ so he has a hard time manipulating small objects and holding onto pencils‚ pens‚ and other similar objects. Because of his fine motor difficulties‚ his writing is slow and hard
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will attend the local primary school in September. She would like TC’s SNA to continue on with him through primary. *TC is what I’ am calling the participant. Down Syndrome Down syndrome is not a disease. It is a result of a chromosomal disorder. There are about 5‚000 people in Ireland with Down syndrome. It is the most common cause of learning disability‚ it is
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of Citizen and Down Syndrome Family Association discussants argued strongly that IQ does not measure the range of social and general intelligence they most valued” (Koch & Ridgley‚ 2000‚ p. 387). The view-point from this association varies from the majority consensus that valuable intelligence can be measured via an IQ test because they are part of at least a couple small groups that sway their decisions in an alternate fashion. Most of the members of the Citizen and Down Syndrome Family Association
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child with abnormalities such as Down Syndrome‚ trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome)‚ sickle-cell anemia‚ or spina bifida is wrong and a burden to society; thus‚ forcing women to consider undergoing invasive prenatal tests such as amniocentesis or Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)‚ against their personal beliefs‚ to determine if their fetus runs such risks. Aside from having an extra chromosome or having other medical issues‚ what is wrong with having a child with Down Syndrome or any other abnormality? Isn’t
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reasons why a person could have a disability. Some babies are born with different types of disabilities. They could be Down syndrome‚ Turners syndrome‚ Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder‚ and Fragile X syndrome or many more intellectual disabilities (ID) that a child could be born with. I believe that the I read the top three major causes of ID are Down syndrome‚ Fragile X syndrome‚ and Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Along with these disabilities‚ after any child is born‚ there are a number of uncertain
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perfect but society judges people as if there were perfect people in the world. I had no idea how serious judging people with disabilities was until I had to do a research paper on the subject. I found a story on line about someone with Down syndrome. Down syndrome affects are very physical and
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In the book “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” by Kim Edwards a doctor and his wife have twins and the first child is a healthy boy but then the second child that comes out is a little girl with the signs of down syndrome and he asks his Nurse to take the baby away to an institution while he tells his wife the baby girl died. Through out the entire book it is a struggle for Dr. Henry’s wife Norah to have closure with the fact that her baby girl is said to be dead and she never saw her‚ held her‚ or cared
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Riley family came up and shared their experiences about living with Catherine‚ a woman who has Down syndrome. The three presenters who shared were Molly‚ Nola‚ and Catherine. Molly‚ who is Catherine’s older sister‚ talked about what it was like growing up together with Catherine and how it affected her life. Nola‚ Catherine’s mother‚ told what it was like bringing and raising a child with Down syndrome in this world. Catherine also shared a bit about her life and how she has been successful despite
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it became apparently clear that my desire is to write on the subject of the Down syndrome population. This vulnerable population is like no other. The individuals living with Down syndrome is a sub-group of people living with a genetic condition or a disorder and I wanted to know what makes Down syndrome individuals a vulnerable population. During extensive reading and research the realization is that the Down syndrome population requires special care and has specific needs and medical conditions
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