metabolic disorders is Tay-Sachs disease (a fatal disease of the central nervous system) and phenylketonuria. Other causes of inherited disorders are: Use of alcohol by pregnant women Use of alcohol by pregnant women can cause fetal alcohol syndrome and certain drugs taken by pregnant women can also cause congenital abnormalities. Rh disease occurs when the mother and baby have different Rh factors. Some factors that may cause increased risk of congenital abnormalities:
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Retard I find it interesting that saying somebody has cancer would not be taken as a joke and yet using another disease such as mental retardation as an insult is common among society and many do not realize how offensive it is. The term mental retardation acquired pejorative and shameful connotations over the last few decades due to the use of “retard” as an insult. A “retard” will usually suffer ridicule from society because people fear what they do not understand. Those who
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Developmental Disabilities Amy Giles Axia College of University of Phoenix HHS 325- Health and Human Service in the U.S. David Sainio December 10‚ 2006 Developmental Disabilities Living with disabilities on a daily basis can be more difficult then some realize. Many people who are born with developmental disabilities start their education and therapy at a very young age and there are also those people who have been diagnosed with a disability sometime during their
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Building an Ethical Organization Part 1 Kay Wehner HSM/230 July 13‚ 2014 Kimberly Cowburn Building an Ethical Organization Part 1 Who are we? As the director of MWDDD (Mid-West Division of the Developmentally Disabled)‚ a mental health service that is focused on the developmentally disabled‚ the main strategy as the director of this organization is to design‚ implement‚ and improve the quality and outcomes for the mental health and the social services within the organization. First it is important
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Jacqueline McCluskey CDFR 4300 Developmental Delay At least 8 percent of all preschool children from birth to 6 years have developmental problems and demonstrate delays in one or more domains. (Pediatric Perspective‚ 2003). Developmental delays occur when a child does not reach the developmental milestones by the expected time. It can affect one or more of the five areas of development: physical‚ cognitive‚ communication‚ social and emotional‚ and adaptive. If a child is experiencing a delay
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Such as: Syringromyelia‚ Hydrocephalus‚ Myelomeningocele‚ Neuropathic pain syndrome‚ intracranial hypertension‚ POTS‚ Scoliosis‚ Spina Bifida‚ and EDS. Since there are so many related disorders the list of symptoms can be endless. “Chiari has a wide ranging‚ diverse set of symptoms and affects everyone differently. Research shows
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Tayler Kyfiuk November 23‚ 2012 Disability Sport and Athletics "Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase‚ and when you ride up to it‚ if you throw your heart over‚ the horse will go along‚ too." (Lawrence Bixby‚ Disabled World News 2009.) The role that sports play in the lives of people with disabilities can be very vital and important to their well-being. Through the growth of our society and scientific innovation disability athletics are becoming more and more accessible every
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Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Intellectually Disabled Persons: Which is the Classifying Entity? As I write this‚ sitting in a solitaire corner of the library‚ I’m gently enclosing in my hand a simple rubber bracelet. My inspiration. Not the famous‚ bright yellow LiveStrong ones that Neil Armstrong once yielded‚ but a modest black band with contrasting white letters simply stating "I See You." This statement may seem unpretentious and bland‚ maybe even comical to some‚ but it has a sincere
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conveyed through techniques and the themes ’Desperate for Freedom’‚ and ’losing your sense of identity’. The detailed poem explores and illustrates the image of women physically and mentally through the theme ’Desperate for freedom’. This theme outlines in detail how women wanted their own freedom rights and were desperate for it. Judith Beveridge reveals these ideas through a wide range of techniques and visual imagery such as being physically disabled‚ doing nothing but chores and highlighting
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MENTAL RETARDATION Chapter 1 Historical Overview Introduction Pre-Independence–Changing Life Styles in India I dentification of persons with mental retardation and affording them care and management for their disabilities is not a new concept in India. The concept had been translated into practice over several centuries as a community participative culture. Changes in attitudes towards persons with disabilities also came to about with city life. The administrative authorities
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