Essay On Sever Disabilities

Educating people on their ignorance can be helpful. Although it is hard to change someone’s opinion if that is how they already think.

For someone with a physical disability and for example wheelchair bound they have to plan outings carefully to ensure where they are going has wheelchair access. Wanting to go somewhere then realising they are unable to get in a building or have appropriate toileting facilities would be extremely frustrating and upsetting for the individual.

In 1817, the American School for Deaf was founded in Hartford Connecticut. This was the first school for disabled children in the Western Hemisphere. Although this was not the beginning of the Disability Rights Movement, it was a start to society, making it possible for people to realize that there were those with disabilities out there in the world and something had to be done. The Disability Rights Movement fought for equal access, opportunity, consideration, and basic human respect along with dignity for those born blind, deaf, or anyone with other forms of physical or mental disability. The purpose of social movements is to provide social change regarding a specific issue in which a particular group of

     When a child doesn’t seem to be learning, some teachers and parents in his/her life might criticize the child and think of them as stupid, or maybe just too lazy to want to learn. What they don’t realize is that the child might have a learning disability. But how are these children being helped? There are many programs, special schools and facilities, home teaching methods and many other ways in which children with Learning Disabilities are being helped.

Those who have spina bifida may have other symptoms in addition to physical disabilities. When spina bifida occurs higher on the spine it can result in intellectual disabilities depending on the severity of nerve and spinal damage. Skin complications such as blisters, sores, or burns often occur on the hips, feet, and ankles without the person knowing because they are unable to feel them developing. Many people with spina bifida are unable to control their bladder and rely on the use of catheters. It is also common for those who have Spina Bifida to have allergic reactions to latex and

Prenatally, surgery is done in utero and consists of opening the mother’s abdomen and uterus and sewing the opening over the spinal cord of the developing baby (NINDS, 2014). This could correct the defect if it is done early on, but means taking many risks for the mother and baby. One major risk factor of prenatal surgery would be inducing premature labor, when the baby has not yet fully developed. Postnatal surgeries include fixing progressive tethering, and lower extremities and spine. As stated by NINDS (2014), “Children with myelomeningocele develop a condition called progressive tethering..their spinal cord becomes fastened to an immovable structure..This condition can cause loss of muscle function to the legs, as well as changes in bowel and bladder function” (NINDS, 2014). This surgery along with the prenatal surgery mentioned cannot fix the prior neurological deterioration, but can prevent further deterioration. Surgeries are also done during childhood to correct problems with feet, legs, and spine as consequences of spina bifida. Physical therapy is used to aid with nerve development and to help children walking with crutches when they are

Spina Bifida means that you have a split in your spine. Scientist say that there are about 8 babies that are born with spina bifida a day. Doctors detect spina bifida by using MSAFP short for Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein. Other ways that spina bifida can be diagnosed is prenatal screening, Ultrasound and Amniocentesis. Causes of spina bifida is obesity, exposure to high temperatures, exposure to certain chemicals. 2,000 babies of the 4 million babies are born with spina bifida. Children with spina bifida have more problems walking, can have kidney problems and can also have some levels of sexual dysfunction. Spina Bifida usually don't have treatments but certain types of spina bifida can be treated with surgery, prenatal surgery, ongoing

Some are more pronounced than others depending on the type of malformation. However, the most common symptoms are posterior headache on exertion with neck pain, hoarseness or swallowing problems, sleep apnea, weakness or numbness in an extremity, and balance problems. A Chiari malformation can be difficult to diagnose because of the multitude or signs and symptoms that are associated with it and other diseases as well. For instance, the symptom that is associated with pain/ spinal problems can include neck pain, pain across the shoulder blades, chest pain, and curvature of the spine. Each of those symptoms are associated with other disorders as to include; muscle issues, heart attack, and scoliosis (“Chiari I”,

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 lifetime. But what is there for them to do once they have graduated from high school or are told they are too old to continue in a regular school or they are simply told they aren’t accepted in the “normal” community? In all reality there really

More severe cases of spina bifida require immediate surgery to ensure the infant’s survival. Encephalocele also pertains to a defect in the cephalic portion of the neural tube. This condition “occurs when a meningeal sac containing brain tissue protrudes from the skull. The outlook for affected individuals depends on the amount of nervous tissue involved” (neural tube defect, 2014). Infants born with a neural tube defect are also examined for hydrocephalus, or “water on the brain.” Hydrocephalus “occurs when normal passages for the cerebrospinal fluid that fills the neural tube are partially or completely blocked” by a neural tube defect (neural tube defect, 2014). (Frazier & Drzymkowski, 2013; neural tube defect, 2014)

It could be very mild and be solved with therapy, or there are some extreme cases that need surgery as soon as the child is born. Spina Bifida is another common structural defect that is very serious and it messes with spine. There is a three different types of spina bifida; the first type is Myelomeningocele which is where the baby 's spine doesn’t completely close. “With this condition, a sac of fluid comes through an opening in the baby’s back. Part of the spinal cord and nerves are in this sac and are damaged. This type of spina bifida causes moderate to severe disabilities.” (CDC) The next type is meningocele this has some similarities to the first type with the sac but with this the spine isn’t in the sac, this type will only have some minor disabilities. The final type is Spina Bifida Occulta which is the more mild out of the three. This is where there is only a small gap in the baby’s back with no sac. This is harder to find in infants usually is isn’t even discovered until people are young adults, not many disabilities are caused by this type. There is not only common structural defects, but also developmental or functional defects. A well known type that affects the nervous system is Down Syndrome. This is when people either have an extra piece on a chromosome or they have a whole extra chromosome number 21. “It is the most common chromosomal cause of mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. People

Our user was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegia, which is the harshest type of spastic cerebral palsy. Spastic cerebral palsy is caused by damage of the motor cortex and the pyramidal tracts of the brain. The brain damage can occur before, during or even after birth. When the damage occurs before birth it is usually during the 26 to 34 week of gestation in which the white matter of the fetus is most susceptible to complications. It can occur during birth, and babies with cerebral palsy were usually born in a feet-first position instead of a headfirst. An uncommon reason of brain damage occurs after birth, however it still occurs and it can be caused by a traumatic head injury. Since it is a type of cerebral palsy the patient will suffer from

Past medical history: Medical history includes mental or behavioral problem, blind injury, scoliosis, prematurity, battered baby, alteration in mobility due to facture, anoxic brain injury, and ataxic infantile cerebral palsy.

In my essay you will learn about Jamaican and Haitian culture and their outlooks on disability. Laster on you will see the comparisons between those two cultures and the American culture. I selected the Jamaican culture because it has always been a dream of mine to visit Jamaica. I selected Haiti because I am not well educated on their culture.

When Andy was born I was the happiest woman on Earth. When I saw his beautiful face and his tiny body I cried, I will never forget that moment. We stayed in the hospital for three days. That first night back from the hospital Andy didn’t do anything but cry all night long. I did not know what to do, this was my first child, and I didn’t know how to calm him down. I called the Doctor and he explained to me that this was the normal behavior for a first born child, and he just needed to adjust to the new environment. I would give Andy his milk, change his diaper, hold him, sing to him, but nothing would stop Andy’s crying. We didn’t much sleep. That week my husband had to work so I had to deal with Andy by myself, which was frustrating.