with Asperger’s syndrome‚ and tells the story of how they developed a relationship and eventually married. Nearly the entire cast is composed of characters with disabilities who have been joined together as a support group by the main character‚ Donald. Donald has Asperger’s syndrome and forms the group so he can have friends. Isabelle‚ who also has Asperger’s Syndrome‚ joins Donald’s group and the two have a lot in common. Most of their similarities come from Asperger’s Syndrome - they never know
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Marfan syndrome Abraham Lincoln History: The syndrome is inherited as a dominant trait‚ carried by the gene FBN1‚ which encodes the connective protein fibrillin-1. People have a pair ofFBN1 genes. Because it is dominant‚ people who have inherited one affected FBN1 gene from either parent will have Marfan syndrome. Marfan syndrome has a range of expressions‚ from mild to severe. The most serious complications are defects of the heart valves and aorta. It may also affect the lungs‚ the eyes‚
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.... 2 Case Study ................................................................................................... 3 What is Asperger Syndrom? ........................................................................ 4 How Asperger Syndrome can affect a Michael’s development * Erikson Theory...................................................................................... 5 * Piaget Theory –cognitive development ................................................ 5 * Maslow
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Section B: Specific Additional Requirements • Describe 3 examples of syndromes/conditions of your choice. • Describe 2 strategies for each example described above. These strategies could be medical‚ nutritional‚ educational‚ social or emotional which are meant to meet the children’s additional needs. Down Syndrome Down Syndrome‚ also referred to as Trisomy 21‚ is a condition which causes delays in the development of children‚ both mentally and physically‚ due to extra genetic material
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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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to overcome. I am going to write about Asperger’s syndrome and how people affected by this mental disorder overcome it over time. Asperger’s Syndrome is a neurologically based syndrome that is diagnosed normally from birth to 3 years old. Asperger’s is a high functioning form of Autism which is a mild form of Autism (Psycology Today). This means that the person can talk‚ but will have a hard time socializing with others. Asperger’s is a syndrome that appears mostly with kids‚ but can also appear
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individuals with Asperger syndrome are deeply engaged in gathering information about their topic and talking about it” (Piotrowski‚ 2011‚ p.192). For example‚ a child with Asperger’s who as a huge interest in sharks may not be able to remember what their mother told them to do this afternoon as a chore‚ but can recall that their mother mentioned a documentary on sharks will play tonight and what shark will be featured and the time. Another distinction of Asperger’s syndrome is that there is not a
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monosomic cell has one missing chromosome (2n - 1) = usually lethal except for one known in humans: Turner’s syndrome (monosomy XO). [pic] The frequency of nondisjunction is quite high in humans‚ but the results are usually so devastating to the growing zygote that miscarriage occurs very early in the pregnancy. If the individual survives‚ he or she usually has a set of symptoms - a syndrome - caused by the abnormal dose of each gene product from that chromosome. [pic] 1. Human disorders due to
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vessels Disease of one compartment will eventually affect the entire structure. Clinical manifestations of renal diseases 1.Nephritic syndrome ("nephritis") Indicates acute inflammation of glomeruli hematuria (including red cell casts) mild to moderate proteinuria oliguria‚ hypertension and mild edema 2.Nephrotic syndrome Indicates excessive permeability of the filtration membrane to plasma proteins. Clinical manifestations of renal diseases (contd..) heavy
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Noonan Syndrome Wendy Saldivar Noonan Syndrome -female pseudo-Turner syndrome‚ male Turner syndrome‚ NS‚ Turner phenotype with normal chromosomes (karyotype) ● ● ● ● no cure 1 in 2‚500 children ○ calm symptoms ○ 7 males:1 female ● genetic counseling stops (delays) development ○ before birth: abnormal characteristics features ■ risks and/or possibilities are ○ facial characteristics explained ○ short stature ■ further studies are scheduled ■ options‚ interventions‚ and ○ heart defects treatments
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