Culture-specific syndromes

Down Syndrome How does Down Syndrome affect the one who has it and the family around them? Down syndrome is a genetic birth disorder that can cause intellectual and physical disabilities. There are three types of Down Syndrome, all of which the symptoms and physical features are similar. Although the severity can be different depending on the child. Along with these types of Down Syndrome can come various health issues. These issues and symptoms may be hard to cope with at first but with…

Asperger’s Syndrome (ASD) is defined as a developmental disorder related to Autism and characterized by higher than average intellectual ability coupled with impaired social skills. People suffering from ASD can overcome this disease and live a normal productive life by learning basic life skills, effectively communicating with people, and the ability to make friends are essential to maintaining a productive life. These essential life skills are important to everyday life and need to be…

In our world today quality of life is focused on many factors relating to many types of people. However, we still have a long way to go as far as providing high quality care to those who cannot advocate for themselves. A theme that has come up often both in our readings and in our class discussions is the idea of care and the quality of care that should be provided for all people. In institutions, the quality of care has been far from acceptable over the years and has caused traumatic…

Everyday people use words in their lives whether it is orally or written, but has anyone asked themselves if they have used all of the words correctly? Most of the time the answer is no since many people tend to just use whatever word that comes to mind without knowing the meaning. People have used the word “retard” for many years now but depending on who is using it the definition can vary. Now people perceive the word retard as a derogatory term or as an insult. For example, I was hanging out…

are not ‘good’ enough to work which then can lead to lower self esteem and self worth. Studies done by Ali et al. (2013) suggest that the public’s understanding of the label ‘intellectual and developmental disability’ is limited across different cultures, and that negative attitudes are associated with misunderstandings about the capabilities of people with intellectual disabilities (pp.…

Rosa’s Centre is an organization that offer day programs to adult from the age of 21 and above, such as learning how to read and write, how to socialize, how to use computers, encouragements in terms of personal hygiene, how to communicate with people and amongst their peers, and encouraging to exercise for healthy growth. This organization serves residents of peel region that is challenged by physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities in order for them to achieve their independence,…

Asperger’s Syndrome, which is also known as Asperger’s Disorder, was originally described by Hans Asperger. Asperger was studying several cases in which patients had symptoms similar to those of autism; however, Asperger noticed that unlike autism, patients in the cases he was studying were experiencing more motor deficits and fewer speech delays. Asperger also noticed that all of the patients experiencing these additional symptoms were boys, and of the boys who were experiencing the symptoms,…

disturbance” to the person affected. These disturbances can be cognitive, psychological, or related to any process that contributes to the mental functions of the patient. The diagnoses include, but are not limited to: Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome, Persuasive Developmental Disorders, Childhood Disintegrative Disease, and Rhett’s Disorder. There are many misconceptions about how ASD came to be, and about treatments for those affected. Although there has been significant research done in…

Children with Autism often have great memory skills, and one of their strengths is in the ability to use visual information. When learning routines Autistic students will remember the information longer and more accurately when the routine is presented visually instead of auditory (Schneider & Goldstein 2010). However, Autistic children have deficits in their communication and social skills. Specifically, children with autistic spectrum disorder will often not respond to adults or other children…

First, I would use the RtI model to help him grasp educational knowledge that he may not get during a general whole group lesson. In Christopher’s specific case, I would use a Tier III RtI model. By using a Tier III model with him, it will allow me to work with him individually so that I can better accommodate his specific needs and follow his IEP. His mom indicated that it took him longer to get something right, so this one-on-one time would allow him to work as his own pace and…