development may be affected if the child or young person uses a wheelchair‚ they may not have good mobility. Dyspraxia also affects body movements and coordination. Intellectual development may be affected by a learning difficulty eg. a child with Downs syndrome Children with a learning or physical disability may be exposed to prejudice or discrimination at school for the reason that they could be treated differently than the rest of the children. They may be bullied or teased by other students
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The 9 months that made you Our genes make up who we are. These are our building blocks to our physical structure‚ both our inner body and outer body. From the smallest nerve to your biggest smile‚ all of it is made from your genes‚ the ones your mother and father gave you. Your body is the universe’s’ greatest creation‚ but what happens when something goes wrong in your genes? The changes in your genetic information that is given to you in your mother’s womb can affect you once you get out into
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NATURE OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY Intellectual Disability (ID) is also known as “Mental Retardation” (MR). The term MR was replaced to the term ID by the doctors‚ professionals and health care practitioners because of the undesirable or negative connotation in our society. In 2010‚ President Obama signed the S. 2781 (111th): Rosa’s Law‚ A bill to change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability‚ and to change references to a mentally retarded
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Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic diseases involving progressive weakness and degeneration of the muscles that control movement. In some forms of MD‚ the heart muscles and other involuntary muscles‚ as well as other organs‚ are affected. There are 9 distinct types of MD. Myotonic MD is the most common form among adults‚ while Duchenne MD is the most common form among children (it affects only boys). Some are severe diseases at birth that lead to early death. Others follow very slow progressive
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that intelligence will be impaired and cannot be retrieved in adult years because the capacity to acquire the knowledge has been reduced. Vigotsky’s Sociocultural Theory suggests that adults learn their culture as they develop and pass this knowledge down to their children. This maintains cultural specific beliefs and practices that allow cultures to continuously maintain a population. Social interaction which is included in this theory suggests that by allowing children and adults to socialize with
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around 80% of those affected are female. Women older than the age of thirty have a greater risk of bearing a child with the syndrome‚ although it may also occur with women younger than thirty. It is the second most common chromosomal abnormality‚ after Down syndrome. 6. How does the condition affect people? Approximately 5-10% of children with Edward ’s syndrome survive beyond their first year of life‚ requiring treatments that are appropriate for the various and chronic effects that are associated
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Building an Ethical Organization Part 1 Kay Wehner HSM/230 July 13‚ 2014 Kimberly Cowburn Building an Ethical Organization Part 1 Who are we? As the director of MWDDD (Mid-West Division of the Developmentally Disabled)‚ a mental health service that is focused on the developmentally disabled‚ the main strategy as the director of this organization is to design‚ implement‚ and improve the quality and outcomes for the mental health and the social services within the organization. First it is important
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Jacqueline McCluskey CDFR 4300 Developmental Delay At least 8 percent of all preschool children from birth to 6 years have developmental problems and demonstrate delays in one or more domains. (Pediatric Perspective‚ 2003). Developmental delays occur when a child does not reach the developmental milestones by the expected time. It can affect one or more of the five areas of development: physical‚ cognitive‚ communication‚ social and emotional‚ and adaptive. If a child is experiencing a delay
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Birth defects can be caused by many different reasons‚ such as environmental or genetical. Environmental meaning a baby’s exposure to chemicals or viruses while in the womb. Chemicals such as smoking‚ alcohol‚ and drugs. Genetical defects are passed down through chromosomes from each parent. ‘’When both parents pass along a gene for the same disease; this is called recessive inheritance. A disease or defect can also happen when only one parent passes along the gene. This is referred to as dominant
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Employment Difficulties for Adults with Disabilities Abstract: Today ’s economy is suffering greatly. Since the economy is doing so poorly‚ employment is hard to come by; this is especially true for people with disabilities. There are different barriers that a person with a disability will likely have to overcome. There is a variety of services people with various disabilities could use and would benefit greatly from. According to Franklin D. Roosevelt
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