Factors affecting pre-natal development a. Maternal Health Since the placenta cannot filter out extremely small disease carriers‚ such as viruses‚ children can be born with malaria‚ measles‚ chicken pox‚ mumps‚ syphilis‚ or other venereal diseases that have been transmitted from the mother. Rubella is the most widespread of the viruses that have a teratogenic effect. If a pregnant woman contracts rubella in the first three months of pregnancy‚ she is likely to give birth to a child with
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Global developmental affects 1% to 3% of children (www.neurology.org) this condition is a delay in two or more of the learning processes such as speech or social interaction. There are also many types of physical SEN including conditions such as Cerebral palsy which affects the unconscious ability to contract or relax muscle (NHS Choices). Another very common SEN is Down syndrome which is a disorder ‘in which a person has an extra chromosome 21’ (Hodder Arnold.‚
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premature‚ some of these children have faced severe health and learning issues. Joel‚ the youngest‚ is developmentally slower than his siblings are. Alexis‚ faced with complications of cerebral palsy‚ must wear painful braces that stretch her feet and ankles in order to walk. Nathan also suffers from mild cerebral palsy that causes stiffening in his joints. In addition to the many health issues this family is facing‚ they must also face the huge financial burden created by having eight growing children
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Examples of early intervention services include health‚ educational and therapeutic services. A service can be as simple as prescribing glasses for a two-year-old or as complex as developing a complete physical therapy program for an infant with cerebral palsy. The goal is always to help the child achieve the highest possible functioning and interaction at home and in the community. An early intervention program can also provide support and guidance to your family. Early identification of speech
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Something else you need to know is that Christopher Reeves accepts who he is. His accident does not set him back in life. All of his friends and family love him no matter what. Now let’s talk about how shawn is different. Shawn was born with cerebral palsy. His disease makes him completely paralyzed. He can’t even move his
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There is always more than meets the eye when spotlighting different realms. I wanted this paper to meet more than just the standards set by my professor. I wanted to be able to lean towards or away from a career choice. Being able to step outside of my own world into one where I would truly try to understand people with disabilities in their lives was what I had chosen. Spending a day in the Mary Cariola Children’s Center allowed me to do this by interacting with children at various different levels
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1. Introduction Epilepsy is defined as a brain disorder characterized by an enduring predisposition togenerate seizures (International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the InternationalBureau for Epilepsy (IBE)‚ 2005). It is a neurological disorder consisting of recurrentseizures that resulted from excessive‚ uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain (Wang‚2011). The ancient Babylonian believed that seizures can occur when a person wasvisited by a demon and thus‚ the different kinds of seizures
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Injury Due to Labor and Delivery Negligence Some things in this world are simple and can be done easily by a single person. But‚ many tasks require a team work and unity. One amongst them is the task of bringing a child into this world. The birth of a baby should be the happiest moment in a parent’s life‚ but events that occur during labor or in the delivery room can quickly turn happiness to sorrow. It becomes the keen responsibility of doctors‚ nurses‚ and other team members involved in bringing
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A childs development can be affected by both personal and external factors. Personal factors are those that are sepcific to an individual child and external factors are those that could theoretically affect each and every child. Personal factors include the following: Health Some children’s development may be affected by a pre-existing health condition. For example a baby’s development can be affected during the pregnancy‚ if a mother smokes‚ takes drugs‚ drinks alcohol or contracts certain
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that are not being met due to ignorance and discrimination from others. Our society has made several strides in making the world a better place for these people‚ but we still have a long way to go. People with Down’s Syndrome‚ Autism‚ ADD‚ ADHD‚ Cerebral Palsy‚ and other illnesses need to be treated as valued members of society. In “Told in the Drooling Ward” we see the protagonist is living in a mental institution‚ though it is difficult to understand why. Some disabled people do need to be isolated
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