Children with intellectual disability face challenges that affect all the family members and both internal and external relationships. Intellectual disability is defined as mental retardation, involves significant either mild or significant impairments in intellectual functioning. It might cause limitations in adaptive behaviour and cognitive reasoning that begin prior to the age of 18 (AAIDD, 2010) . This situation exists even after the context of community environment and mental limitations are measured and considered (Schalock, et al., 2007). Adaptive behaviour such as personal…
In the essay “Highway of Lost Girls” by Vanessa Veselka, she talks about her past events that took place when she was a runaway teenager and the time she came face to face with a serial killer. She supported her claim by using anecdotes to prove that her story is true. It was first published in The GQ magazine, New York, October 24, 2012. She is a novelist, union organizer, and author, which gives her the authority to write on this subject. She wrote this essay for the general public to read about her life story and to make money for it. She explained the situation she faces throughout her teenage life and the time she hitched a ride from Robert Ben Rhoades, who was later convicted as a serial killer. She uses strong tones to grab her reader’s…
The Department of Health in England define learning disability as a -“significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information, to learn new skills (impaired intelligence) along with a reduced ability to cope independently (impaired social functioning).” It affects the way some people understand information and how they communicate…
This article begins with a young girl, Ms. Serpa, who is 16 years old and has just ended up in an accident. According to the author, Serpa “suffers” from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which translates into something like this: society’s label for the percentage of people that do not share a common learning style with the rest of the population. Serpa is said to be unfit to drive because of her disorder, which in my opinion was more stupidity rather than disability.…
1.2- If there is a problem in communicate due to the fact of having a learning disability, hearing problem or speech problem, it can cause frustration to the person who is unable to express themselves or identify problem. This can cause frustration, aggressive behaviour or confused. This can cause a breakdown in communication and therefore hindering the relationship and further communication. In social to have the trust and being able to communicate with each other is a must need.…
Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Down syndrome are only a few names listed, but are some of the most commonly found disabilities in many children and teenagers. These individuals are surely impacted greatly from these disabilities, but they are otherwise just as equal as everyone else. However, if one isn’t treated with the equality they deserve, how does that impact the rest of their life? In Cammie McGovern’s Say What You Will, Matthew and Amy are new friends aspiring to have a memorable high school end, while also dealing with the obstacles and judgement that come with having their own disabilities, like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and cerebral palsy. Throughout the novel, McGovern demonstrates that because…
Learning disabilities affect 2.4 million students currently in the U.S (General LD, n.d). A learning disability (LD) is a neurological disorder that affects how one 's brain is able to receive, process, store, and respond to information (General LD, n.d). Although their brains process information differently those who have learning disabilities have a normal or above average IQ. Now that there is more knowledge regarding LD 's, children are typically diagnosed early on in school. However, studies have shown boys are usually diagnosed younger than girls. This diagnosis may affect children 's self-esteem if not handled properly. Luckily, educational systems are more than ever prepared to help these children learn.…
This writer was given an assignment of researching three questions related to learning disability. The three questions are: 1. what is a learning disability? 2. How do individuals with learning disabilities process information? and 3. What challenges are related to how these individuals process information? This writer has learned a lot about learning disability and special education all throughout this course, during this research, and during observation time in the classroom. Special education, a program developed in order to provide a free, appropriate education to all students, even those with special needs, was developed because of the passage of laws such as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA, Public Law 94–142), later known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and has evolved over the years based on updates in the law (Polloway, 2013). This essay details some of the things that this writer has learned.…
Those with learning difficulties and those with impairments that affect their social and emotional development may find it difficult to relate to others and therefore lack friends and positive relationships. All round development and learning will also be affected.…
Disability can take many forms and is a serious risk factor when it comes to child development. A disabled child be it physical or learning is likely to have less opportunities in life than a child who is not disabled, restricting the choices of job, and life experiences. A child may be faced with prejudice and discrimination, maybe bullied and teased by peers and this will affect confidence. Children with learning and physical disorders may become frustrated and uncooperative at home as well as at school. The American Academy of Child Psychiatry points out that these children “may develop low self-esteem and resort to misbehaving as they would rather their teacher and peers see them as having a behaviour problem rather than being unintelligent”. Having a disability does not mean a child is not intelligent and we need to be careful making assumptions along these lines.…
Society comprises individuals and communities of remarkable diversity. In addition to racial, ethnic, social, economic, and religious differences, people also have physical differences, which include a wide spectrum of abilities. Along this spectrum lie a range of impairments, or disabilities, and to fully understand the implications of impairment and disability, it is important to define the two terms. In an effort to accomplish this, and to illustrate two opposing views on impairment and disability, the ideas of artist-activist Liz Crow and film director-producer Josh Aronson will be examined. In doing so, the argument will be made that in order to move toward a society where prejudice and barriers no longer…
With only the basic understanding of human biology, historically people with disabilities and their families were generally treated horribly. People with disabilities in the western world were considered to inferior or weak. However, some of this perception was also dependent on the type of disability. There was a time when Autism was thought to be the fault of the Mom, often referred to as refrigerator Moms. These Moms were believed to be cold and unloving to their children, causing the children to become reserved and introspective. Although the reason for Autism is not fully known at this moment, it is known that it is not due to “refrigerator Moms.” As society has grown, it has gained a better understanding of human biology, and with the help of advocates, the thinking and perception towards in the disabled the western world, is changing. These changes were also occurring in the education of students with disabilities as well, starting with schools for solely the blind and deaf, moving to special education becoming a privilege and not a right, and where only separate buildings or areas of a school were dedicated to students with disabilities, now inclusion is becoming a…
Hayes, S. C., 2007. Women with learning disabilities who offend: what do we know? British Journal of Learning of Learning Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 35 (3), pp.187-191.…
Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2012). Intellectual disabilities use to be referred to as mental retardation. Mental retardation is an intellectual disability caused by a birth defect which may cause the individual to lifelong complications. Some mental retardation affects the brain, spinal cord and nervous system, e.g., Down syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome. Mental retardation may also cause learning and behavioral disorders such as Autism. It can also affect sensory related disabilities that affect vision, hearing, or metabolic disorders which controls how your body relays information needed to…
Walking with Our Sisters is a memorial exhibit commemorating the missing and murdered Aboriginal and Métis Women of Canada and the United States. The Carleton University Art Gallery provokes an array of emotions as it calls to the alarming history of Canada with regards to the Indigenous women and children. The exhibition presents approximately eighteen hundred vamps prepared by the victims’ families and countless advocates. The Gallery elicits awareness and powerful heartbreaking emotions through its beautiful designs, graceful approach, haunting music, and physical arrangements. Walking with Our Sisters is certainly a remarkable event.…