Developmental disability

Of all the topics that we have reviewed in these two textbooks, I have selected the following three items as things that I feel will be of most important to me as a Human Service professional: (1) goals, values, and guiding, (2) social attitudes, and (3) motivational interviewing. (1) Goals, Values and guiding - When I think of goals - I look at my own goals in life and how I have come about setting and achieving them. Although, my goals are mine, often I have required the assistance of…

were to say a person is mentally retarded they would mean that person has a lower intelligence than a normal person or might have learning problems. Also according to Wikipedia retard is pejorative word that has the meaning of a person with mental disabilities (Retard n.d.b.). If the word retard is used in a medical practice I would not mind it since the definition is logical and I agree with the medical definition. Urban dictionary is another source that gives the definition as a person born…

agency to use certain ‘person first’ references” (S. 2107). This means that instead of them being allowed to say “disabled,” “mentally disabled,” “mentally retarded,” or “handicapped,” they would be required to say “person with a disability,” “person with developmental…

Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, with a mission of providing year round training and competitions to more than 4.5 million athletes in 170 countries. Special Olympics is a 501 (c)(3) non- profit organization based out of Washington, DC. The organization helps provide a place for children and adults with disabilities to interact in physical activities and competition boosting self-esteem and encouragement. Special…

and employment. The in home services work with both people with disabilities and elderly. Most of the clients have a mental illness, then intellectual disabilities. In home services involve personal care such as bathing, dressing, taking medication, and supervision of their safety (The Larrabee Center Inc). Employment is the second services provided by the Associated Director. The Associate Directors help train people with disabilities for possible employment opportunities. Trinkets and Togs…

My brother has down syndrome and like many children with downs he was put into a special needs class when he started school. In this class he learned at a slower pace than the other children in the school. As I got older I began to notice that the older children use the word retarded. As a child I wanted to be cool and fit in so I started to use the word as well. Soon after I noticed that some of my classmates were using the word to describe people in my brother’s class and even my brother, so…

that they aren’t alone. There were 3 panels of testimony , each panel 1 person kept bringing up the idea of its not about the disability of a person but their ability to get the work done. Which every person who mentioned it made a negative word sound positive. What I learned is that there are more programs in the city of Philadelphia for special needs and disabilities services in the work field. I actually only knew of the services in the school system because I went through it. After…

The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) defines an intellectual disability as being a disability that impairs intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior and can be “expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills” (Hallahan, et al., 2014, 87). ASD and ID are related in that they share…

Her article highlights how often disabilities in the classroom are overlooked, and how administrators and educators can work together to address this ever-growing problem. Chtena provides five suggestions to eradicate this problem without making the student uncomfortable: “educate yourself…

that reason. With 19% of the population of total citizens in the United States of America, disabled Americans make up a sizable amount of adults that are living in the same conditions as average, able-bodied Americans (Nearly 1 in 5 People Have a Disability in the U.S., Census Bureau Reports). The prejudice against the disabled for nothing more than their handicap is commonly referred to as ableism; indeed, even with such a large amount of the population on their side, the disabled have not yet…