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Home visits are a typical part of research studies especially when it involves the developmental stages of children. Recently, when entering a participant’s home and preparing to perform the Bayley’s Scales of Infant Development, it is obvious the participant (a thirty month old child) was not interested in the visitors whom just entered her home. However, it is apparent that the child is intrigued by the toys being unpacked and quickly zero-in’s on small red blocks (just big enough to fit…

To help the audience and myself better understand medical terminology, I had to simplify a lot of terms by finding their different meanings. Autism is actually considered to be Fragile X syndrome. Fragile X syndrome is a disorder where the x chromosome of an unborn child is damaged. Considering most people already know what Autism is, I used that term for the title instead of its root form. This was just one of the few vocabulary changes I had to…

This past weekend I took the opportunity by going to a play near me in Iowa City called Dancing Lessons. This play was shown at the Riverside Theatre. I’ve been to this theatre before, seeing Line of Descent when my teacher was one of the main roles. The first time I went to this theatre, I actually really enjoyed the feel of the theatre on how small it was. It had a good vibe for me right away, so I was excited to go back. When I first heard about this play, I didn’t think it was an actual show…

People with disabilities are vital to our world today. Most non-disabled people are not aware of the capabilities they possess. Throughout this introductory course of Disability Studies, it became clear that the word, normal is not a suitable word to use when describing people. It seems as if this word was a major part of the course. What is normal? Multiple people and characters have been introduced that challenge the meaning of this word. For example, Stella Young, Ellen Forney, characters…

Down syndrome, also called Trisomy 21, is a congenital disorder resulting in abnormal development of the brain, causing mental retardation in varying degrees (Carlson, N. R., 530). Down syndrome is the most frequent human birth defect. Mother’s age, in most cases the mothers ova functions differently causing her to produce two (rather than one) twenty-first chromosomes. When fertilization occurs, the father’s twenty-first chromosome makes three rather than two. Down syndrome causes developmental…

Raiti, C. (2014). Evolution of Autism in Public Schooling. Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present. Retrieved from http://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2014/04/evolution-of-autism-in-public-schooling/ Raiti makes multiple accurate arguments about the factors of autism throughout the article, which includes an altered definition of autism. According to the article, Raiti is curious to find out how the teaching strategies for this population have changed from the 1930’s to the present and…

Autistic Spectrum Disorder Autism or, as it is currently called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a disorder that has long been stereotyped by extremely repetitive, unusual behavior such as characterized by Dustin Hoffman in the film Rain Man. From this point on pop culture continued to portray autistic characters in a harsh light. It is sort of like defining a modern religion based off historical documentation from the 16th century. It is very rare to find someone with autism spectrum…

lasting friendships, and push themselves to new limits. Every second of this week was precious. To be able to lead kids with specials needs out into new experiences and new relationships is priceless. One of the campers in my cabin, Lizzie, had Down Syndrome, and she changed my perspective about life. I went to Capernaum with the purpose of serving special needs children and adults. Consequently, these people blessed my life. One of my favorite memories with Lizzie was watching her go down the…

Down-Syndrome Do you ever see other people and wonder why they act and look so differently? Their is a genetic disorder by the name of Down-Syndrome. Down-Syndrome is a condition in which a person has 47 chromosomes while others have 46 it is also the most common chromosome condition. People with this disorder may have the facial features of flat face, small nose, upward slant eyes, enlarged tongue and may appear shorter than others. Kids with Down-Syndrome tend to grow at a slower rate. You…

The 2009-10 Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth of the Gallaudet Research Institute, Gallaudet University revealed the demographics of deaf or hard hearing (DHH) children and youth with no other conditions and those with other conditions such as low vision, blindness, developmental delay, learning disability, emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairment, intellectual disability, and autism. Out of a total of 32334 DHH children and youth surveyed nationwide with known…