Metabolic syndrome

Background The background of Autism, how did it all begin? Before Autism was named, our ancestors did not know what it was, but they label it as being mentally retarded.” Eugene Bleuler a Swiss psychiatrist, was the first to use the term in 1911, refer to one in the group symptoms of schizophrenia” (www.webmd.com). It was until the 1940’s when doctors started using the word autism because they found that it was an emotional and social issue. Many thought the person was just insane. One of…

originally drew them, characters are not perfect. In fact, in one of Walt Disney’s most iconic films, Beauty and the Beast, one of the characters suffers from a psychological disorder that baffles even the most trained psychologists, Stockholm Syndrome. Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon in which victims of captivity or hostage situations…

I volunteered as a child supervisor at Any Baby Can on March 9, March 10, and April 6. The Any Baby Can center has a great physical and social environment for the children. I think that a nice physical environment will have a strong impact on children’s learning and development. Any Can Baby center is very well-designed and it allows the children to be able to engage in many focused and fun activities. The center has activities for children such as board games, Legos, and interactive social…

Some people are born with great strengths in education, cognitive skills, and independency, but there are many that are born with lower IQ and lower skills in adaptive behavior. These individuals are diagnosed with an intellectual disability. This disability doesn’t make their lives different from others in the sense that they still desire the same things in life that others without this disability attempt to achieve. Numerous times however, people will look at the intellectually disabled with a…

Children and the elderly have many differences that make them unique; on the other hand, their similarities can bring them together. Different generations will never be exactly the same. Children are very different from the elderly, but they also have a good amount of similarities. The elderly have more life experiences than children because they have spent more time on this earth; meanwhile, children have exceedingly more energy than the elderly. Secondly, the elderly and children love spending…

Personal Values and Attitudes Every person is unique and has a different set of personal values, attitudes and beliefs that shaped their way of living. As a Disability Support Professional (DSP), I am going to support individuals with mental, physical and intellectual disabilities, who may have a different set of values and beliefs as compared to my values and beliefs. As a DSP, I should keep in mind that the person I am going to support has his/her own values and beliefs and I should respect…

Ethics is defined as “a body of moral principles or values” (Saskatchewan Polytechnic, 2016). It provides direction in terms of distinguishing right behaviours from the wrong ones. Code of ethics is important in businesses or organizations because it acts as a tool to achieve the desirable results and to succeed while holding its members accountable. I have witnessed firsthand the importance of code of ethics in the disability services sector as I worked in its field, and it can impact…

Auggie, a kid who has a disease that makes his facial area deformed. This disease is very rare. Auggie is a nice kid but people think different because of his disease. Auggie gets bullied a lot at Beecher Prep. Beecher Prep is a school that Auggie is getting bullied at. This is actually Auggie's first time going to school. His mom was very worried about Auggie going to school because of what kids would think about his face. Even though kids at Beecher Prep changed their minds about August, Most…

Down Syndrome affects physical growth, facial characteristics, and intellect. Also known as Trisomy 21, it is a genetic mutation in which a person is born with an extra chromosome. These chromosomes are rod-like structures where genetic materials are stored and grouped. The nucleus of each cell in the human body contains 23 chromosomes, half, being inherited from each parent. The added chromosome changes the systematic development, affecting not only physical traits but mental as well. Common…

Background Turner’s syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs in 1 in every 2,500 female births. Though it occurs in about 3% of fetuses, 99% of these fetuses are spontaneously aborted[1]. Turner’s syndrome can be defined as a combination of phenotypes with varying expressivity along with the complete or partial loss of an X sex chromosome[2]. Symptoms of Turner’s syndrome include, but aren’t limited to short stature, glucose intolerance, broad chest and widely spread nipples, amenorrhea,…