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“One in every 691 babies in the United States is born with Down syndrome- about 6,000,000 people each year.” Down syndrome is one of the more known genetic disorders with more than 38% of Americans know someone who suffers from it. Also known as other names such as Trisomy 21, 47XX+21, and 47Xy+21. Down syndrome was first identified in 1862 by physician John Langdon Down, who the condition is named after. However, it was not identified as a chromosomal irregularity until Jèrôme Lejeune and an…

Understanding Down Syndrome: The chromosome abnormality Down Syndrome (DS) takes place when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21. Down syndrome is a mental disability that can affect a person 's personality, health, and physical appearance. Women can catch this genetic disorder early in pregnancy by diagnostic testing. Although both parents are carriers of DS the mother 's age can make the percentage of the baby having Down syndrome higher. Children with DS have…

The movie The Other Sister portrayed a child with an intellectual and developmental disability specifically down syndrome. Carla Tate was a child who behavior as a young child her parents could not handle. Because she grew up in a rich and affluent family, she was sent away when she started to become a problem. The movie starts with her coming back home to become part of society once again. Carla is a motivated person who wants to gain her independence but struggles against a mother that thinks…

Reflection Paper: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic by Martha Beck The memoir, “Expecting Adam” by Martha Beck focused on how the social, medical and spiritual model relates to Adam, son of Martha and John who has down syndrome. Both young parents of one and expecting another, graduate school at Harvard isn’t the only thing that is stressful in either one of their lives. When Martha discovered she was pregnant, it was different this time around versus when she was pregnant with…

The authors classified the following as high prevalent disability: intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional or behavioral disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders and autism spectrum disorders. According to Raymond (2012) Intellectual disabilities “refers to significantly sub average general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period.” Furthermore, the IQ requirement the qualifies…

This article is a descriptive review because it is focused on the leisure and social participation in children diagnosed with Down syndrome. The purpose of this study was to describe leisure participation for school-aged children with Down syndrome and to investigate how factors, classified by the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, influence their leisure participation (Oates, Bebbington, Bourke, Girdler, & Leonard, 2011, p. 1881).…

“‘An’ live off the fatta the lan’,’ Lennie shouted. ‘ An’ have rabbits. Go on, George!’” (Steinbeck 14). In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, two travelers during the Great Depression by the name of George and Lennie are trying to accomplish their goal of having some land with a nice, small house. George and Lennie get so close to achieving this goal, but then Lennie gets into big trouble. He strangles their boss’s daughter-in-law to death, causing their dream to be put on hold. Lennie’s dream…

don’t think labeling is necessary in other situations because it just puts limits on the student’s abilities. No matter what age the child is, labeling can affect them. For example, I was assisting in a Pre-Kindergarten class and there was a child with Down syndrome. He was included in everything and the children knew different sign languages that he would react to. At that point, I didn’t think it was appropriate to ask the teacher how she taught the children those signs appropriately without…

Have you ever met a rabbit who has defeated the most cruel, audacious, and intimidating adversary of all time? Well, let me introduce you to Hazel, a captivating, allegiant, allocentric, strategic and cunning rabbit who has passed several obstacles to reach a warren that his people may inhabit. Hazel has many tricks up his sleeve, when danger presents itself, he knows just how to defeat it. His strategic characteristic allows him to evaluate all ideas that are contributed from each individual…

What Is Downs Syndrome 1. Introduction Down syndrome is a genetic condition which causes a certain level of characteristic physical appearance and a disability in learning. The genetic condition is produced by a problem in gene and this takes place before birth. There is a certain grade of intellectual disability this differs between each person. Babies which are born with Down’s syndrome are diagnosed with the disorder after birth they are most likely to have below average weight as well as…