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Down Syndrome Video Case Analysis "Graduating Peter" Demographic Information Setting For my observation, I watched the video titled “Graduating Peter (2001)” on YouTube. Originally an HBO film, this documentary follows a young boy named Peter who is diagnosed with Down’s syndrome. The film follows him as he starts inclusion classes in the third grade and follows him until he graduates from high school. Students Observed In this video, Peter is being observed while he is starting the third grade…

Autism is the fastest growing disability within our country. DSM-IV-TR includes five Pervasive Development Disorders (PDD): Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, Rett’s Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Pervasive Development Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). It is defined by IDEA as a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before the age of three that adversely affects a child’s…

Boutot, A. &Bryant D. (2005). Social integration of students with autism in inclusive settings. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 40(1), 14-23, DOI. This study focuses on children with autism and how they socialize in inclusive settings. Past research suggests that when children are searching for friends they are looking for people who are similar to them and have strong communication skills. Children with autism have very limited communications skills and can often engage…

Rett Syndrome is an uncommon neurodevelopmental disorder that is first discovered when a child is still an infant. This disorder is mostly found in girls, rarely is it ever found in boys. Rett Syndrome cannot be inherited from an early on ancestor, and statistically this syndrome affects one in every 10,000 to 20,000 children. In 1966 an Austrian physician, Dr. Andreas Rett was the first person to have ever recorded anything about this disorder. However not until Dr. Bengt Hagberg made a…

Participant 15 mentioned that she thinks her friend has autism because “she talks weirdly” and “gets confused with past tense and present tense”. Although this may be a case with some people with autism, and she could correctly answer the following questions regarding core attributes of individuals with autism (i.e., may need help with learning how to read or write, may have difficulty in talking or expressing themselves), if such a feature is her only way to determine whether someone has…

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - is a neurodevelopmental disorder. It is the fastest growing developmental disability in the US. One in 70 boys is diagnosed with Autism compared to one in 315 girls. The etiology of ASD is unknown; however, the following areas of research may help explain ASD: genetics, neurological structure and development, and environmental factors. It affects an individual's social interaction and the ability to accept and adapt to changes in the environment. (Porter, 2015)…

Troian, Brodkin, and Shultz, 2012). Autism spectrum disorder has recently become an umbrella over subtypes of autism which were previously categorized separately. ASD now refers to autistic disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and Asperger syndrome. (Chevallier, Kohls, Troian, Brodkin, and Shultz, 2012). Along the autism spectrum, afflicted individuals all have different experiences based on their own unique combination of characteristics.…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are about 1 in 68 Americans with autism. With autism on the rise, technology is growing as well, helping to accommodate to the needs of people with disabilities. Specifically, technology companies such as Apple have been increasing in popularity to achieve this. Apple’s company has a unique connection with their consumers through their advertisements. An average American who watches Apple’s “Dillan’s Path” commercial will only…

of Rett Syndrome Rett syndrome, named after Dr. Andreas Rett (Briggs,2014) who first identified the condition, is a severe neurodevelopment disorder characterized by compromised brain functions, severe mental retardation, language and learning disabilities, repetitive stereotyped hand movements, and developmental regression (Liyanage & Rastegar, 2014). The high prevalence of Rett syndrome in small children and the associated developmental regression have supported the fact that Rett syndrome is…

Down syndrome (DS) is a condition where extra genetic material causes issues in the way a person develops, both mentally and physically. The physical features and medical problems associated with Down syndrome can vary widely depending on each different person. While some people with DS need a lot of medical attention, others live healthy and normal lives. Though Down syndrome can't be prevented, it can be detected before a child is born. The health problems that may go along with DS can be…