The Road Less Traveled
As a child, Robert Hensel struggled to know what life without bullying was. He went to school and was picked on for walking different, answering a question with a slur, and constantly being out of school for the doctor. His disability put him in the hospital for weeks after birth, and wrote him a life sentence for checkups and random stares from passersby. Robert has a birth defect called Spina Bifida. This birth defect is often known as “split spine” because his spinal column didn’t close while in the womb (SBA Board, 2015).
His cognitive development isn’t the same as mine, his relationships aren’t the same, he can’t walk the same, or talk the same; but no one can tell you a reason why...
Personally, I’ve never given it much thought about my ability to talk, walk, think, breathe, and ultimately be independent. I involuntarily do so many things without even thinking about them. Until recently, this thought has never had an impact on my life, until I had the chance to work at WACOSA, I didn’t care. …show more content…
It is a place for those who have a disability, can be taken care of during the day, and are taught how to live relatively “normal” lives in which they may have otherwise have not had. According to the Life Span Development book, the youngest clients at WACOSA would be considered to be in their (later) early adulthood to middle adulthood period of life and the oldest would be in late adulthood (Santrock, 2008, p.
As a child, Robert Hensel struggled to know what life without bullying was. He went to school and was picked on for walking different, answering a question with a slur, and constantly being out of school for the doctor. His disability put him in the hospital for weeks after birth, and wrote him a life sentence for checkups and random stares from passersby. Robert has a birth defect called Spina Bifida. This birth defect is often known as “split spine” because his spinal column didn’t close while in the womb (SBA Board, 2015).
His cognitive development isn’t the same as mine, his relationships aren’t the same, he can’t walk the same, or talk the same; but no one can tell you a reason why...
Personally, I’ve never given it much thought about my ability to talk, walk, think, breathe, and ultimately be independent. I involuntarily do so many things without even thinking about them. Until recently, this thought has never had an impact on my life, until I had the chance to work at WACOSA, I didn’t care. …show more content…
It is a place for those who have a disability, can be taken care of during the day, and are taught how to live relatively “normal” lives in which they may have otherwise have not had. According to the Life Span Development book, the youngest clients at WACOSA would be considered to be in their (later) early adulthood to middle adulthood period of life and the oldest would be in late adulthood (Santrock, 2008, p.