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    Reschly‚ D.‚ & Vaughn‚ S. (2204). Alternative approaches to the definition and identification of learning disabilities: Some questions and answers Gresham‚ F.‚ MacMillan‚ D.‚ & Bocian‚ K. (1996). Learning disabilities‚ low achievement‚ and mild mental retardation: More alike than different? Journal of Learning Disabilities ‚ 29 IDEA–Reauthorized Statute. (2004‚ December 3). Retrieved November 26‚ 2010‚ from U.S. Reform the Special Education Referral & Identification Process. Retrieved November 23‚

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    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

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    Problems that may be caused by fetal alcohol syndrome include physical deformities‚ mental retardation‚ learning disorders‚ vision difficulties and behavioral problems. The problems caused by fetal alcohol syndrome vary from child to child‚ but defects caused by fetal alcohol syndrome are irreversible. There is no amount of alcohol that ’s known

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    Autism is a developmental disability of the brain‚ much like dyslexia or attention deficit disorder. Autism is not a form of mental retardation‚ and though many autistic people act like they are retarded‚ but a lot of times they are very intelligent. The Autism society of America quotes "autism...occurs in approximately 15 of every 10‚000 individuals and nearly 400‚000 people in the U.S. today have some form of autism." <br><br>The sympots of autism may vary from person to person. Autism is called

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    Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol plays a major role in society today. It is constantly being . ...... in our minds through advertisements‚ whether its commercials or billboards‚ holidays‚ or even just at the popular social scene. Alcohol is consumed for many purposes‚ such as celebrations‚ to increase romance‚ out of boredom‚ or a way to relax. Alcohol is a drug that is depended upon by the majority of our society. Nonetheless‚ alcohol has very damaging effects‚ not only

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    To begin‚ I Am Sam is a 2001 movie that portrays Sam Dawson‚ a Starbucks worker with the mental capacity of a seven year old. In the beginning of the movie‚ he has a daughter with a homeless woman whom he is left to take care of lonesome after she abandons them right outside the hospital. Named after the Beatles Song‚ Lucy Diamond is raised by her father until trouble arises. Since her father has the mental capacity of a seven year old‚ she intentionally hold backs in school in order to not look

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    Choice and Empowerment

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    disabilities‚ Journal of Applied Behaviour Analysis‚ 26‚ 63-76. Kishi‚ G. Teelucksing‚ B. Zollers‚ N. Parke-Lee‚ S. and Meyer‚ L. (1988) Daily decision making in community residences: a social comparison of adults with and without mental retardation‚ American Journal on Mental Retardation‚ 92‚ 5‚ 430-435. Nozaki‚K and Mochizuki‚A. (1995) Assessing choice making of a person with a profound disabilities: a preliminary analysis‚ Journal of Association of Persons with Severe Handicaps‚ 20‚ 3‚ 196-201 O’Brien‚

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    can generate more research and psychological breakthroughs. However these case studies focus on the individual which is then hard to generalise as these rare cases cannot be repeated which lacks reliability. Genie apparently experienced mental retardation and could possibly be the reason for her lack of speech and not privation; therefore lacks validity as researchers may not be measuring what they intended Czech Twins; a retrospective interview was taken place with the step mother‚ which could

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    Organizational Behavior‚ 21‚ 425–441. Balcazar‚ F.‚ MacKay-Murphy‚ M.‚ Keys‚ C.‚ Henry‚ D.‚ & Bryant‚ F. (1998). Assessing perceived agency adherence to the values of community inclusion: Implications for staff satisfaction. American Journal of Mental Retardation‚ 102‚ 451–463. Blau‚ P. (1964). Exchange and power in social life. New York: Wiley. Buunk‚ B. P. (1995). Equity theory. In S. R. Manstead & M. Hewstone (Eds.)‚ The Blackwell encyclopaedia of social psychology (pp. 215–217). Oxford‚ England:

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    experience in their childhood reflects on their personality and how they behave. In this short story called Raymond’s Run by Tony Cade Bambara‚ the protagonist Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker‚ known as Squeaky minds her older brother who has mental retardation. Looking after her brother and keep herself up as a fabulous runner really make her strong physically and mentally; she is a girl who strongly believes in practice to get anything better‚ and she respects anyone who works hard as well. Squeaky

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    Philosophy of an Slp

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    kids and adults that has a speech disorder‚ care those individuals‚ and make sure they get the proper treatment needed for their disorder. The patients often suffer from a wide variety of problems: late development‚ cleft palate‚ hearing loss‚ mental retardation‚ brain damage‚ stroke‚ or emotional problems. I am very compassionate about this profession. An SLP work in early intervention is complex‚ challenging‚ and rewarding. In many ways‚ each day is different from the next. They have several roles

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