Children’s development is influenced by a variety of different personal factors. Such factors can include Cerebral palsy, downs syndrome, dyslexia, and many more.
Early beliefs suggest that the relationship was rare (Rutter and Hersov 1985). Warner et al (2014) emphasise that the most recent research shows otherwise and there is now a significant minority of patients with DS that make the diagnostic criteria for ASD. Moss et al (2013) state that these patients present with stereotypical behaviours which includes over activity, impulsivity and self-injurious behaviour. This could be a resulting factor as to why children and young people with learning disabilities (LD) have greater hospital admissions an greater lengths of hospital stay than children without LD (Oulton (2013). McDowell and Craven (2011) say that children with DS on average spend 2–3 times more time in hospital than those without Down’s syndrome.
“Down’s syndrome or learning difficulties are at a lower risk of 4 in 10 infants per 1000 live infants born”.
Downs syndrome-anyone who has downs syndrome is likely to have some level of learning disability, usually children are able to do the majority of tasks themselves, however they may reach certain milestones slightly later than some of their peers. ADD/ADHD-children with this diagnosis can suffer with many difficulties as they grow, they may be irritable, can be
The acquisition of language is essential to the development of a child. Though some children are born genetically mutated, specifically children with Down’s syndrome, the capabilities of acquiring language during developmental markers is far less than a child with just 21 chromosomes. Parents and/or guardians of infants and toddlers with Down’s syndrome believe that their child will one day be able to verbally communicate with them. They presume the possibility, but does research support their beliefs? For the purpose of this paper, the child from infancy through three-years old will be discussed in regards to the developmental domain that are affected by Down’s syndrome. The undeniable assumption is if an institution provides early intervention for an infant or toddler with Down’s syndrome, then that child’s social-emotional and language will be affected.
“Special Needs: Caring for the Older Adult with Down Syndrome.” (Herron- Foster and Bustos, 2014), create awareness around tailing services to best serve people with Down syndrome. This article is informative about observing signs and how to be preventative or proactive to ensure higher qualities for people with Down
The researcher conducted a longitudinal study over a span of two-years on 83 children who met the criteria. The children that were chose had disabilities ranging from ASD to developmental disabilities including Down syndrome. Each child was given an
Down Syndrome is the most common genetic form of mental retardation and occurs in about 1 out of every 800 births. It has distinctive characteristics that allow it to be easily distinguished from other forms of mental retardation (3). Factors such as maternal age, hormonal abnormalities, x-rays, viral infection, immunologic problems, and genetic predisposition can cause the improper
Developmental disorders tend to emerge from impairments of executive function in the brain. This means that an individual’s working memory, impulse control, inhibition, planning, or attention is be lacking in some way (1). The three main developmental disorders I will be focusing on in this paper include Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Autism Spectrum Disorder, as these are three of the most common developmental disorders in the United States of America.
Angluo-Barroso et al.(2008)’s research of Physical activity in infants with Down syndrome receiving a treadmill intervention demonstrated that the positive correlation of the intensity of the treadmill intervention with DS infants. Among the 30 randomly assigned infants with DS were divided into two groups and received same treadmill intervention but with different levels of intensity, high intensity (HI) and low intensity (LG). After the session analysis of variance (ANOVAs) are collected. Both group were successfully reduced time until the first step to who are not getting treadmill. Average time until first 3 step were 19monthes for HI and 21 for LG, compare to other DS infants are 30 months. Insufficient data to conclude HI is superior to
According to (Rolon-Arroyo, Arnold, & Hunt 2014), CD is characterized by behavior that violates the rights of others which affects 10% of the youth. CD symptoms emerge during preschool years and are often confused with typical development in young children. Researchers have conducted studies with families that are experiencing behavioral issues in young children. often these behaviors resembled normal development and it is unclear when to label these physical and aggressive behavior in young children as early onset of CD. When symptoms of CD are present it is a sign that other disorders are emerging, such as Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Attention Hyperactive Deficit Disorder (ADHD). Researchers have gathered data and studies have been conducted to help identify what are the contributing factors for the development of these disorders in children. Data gathered in the last ten years found that ODD is the most common prevalent childhood disorder (Pederson & Fite 2014). Researchers found that negative parenting affects the behavior of children and can be identified as early as infancy. When early onset of CD is present, it leads to other externalizing of negative behaviors and can lead to early onset of
A small group of students, 2 girls and 8 boys, with Down syndrome were recruited to participate in a case study. The students, ranging in age from 6-10 years, attended a mainstream elementary school and received support from a teaching assistant throughout the day. All of the students who were apart of the study had previously received intensive reading and language interventions.
Children and adults with DS can face many major health concerns during their life. A few of the most common include repetitive and obsessive-compulsive behaviors, autism spectrum conditions, neuropsychological problems, and inattentive behaviors. Young children with DS that have “limitations in language and communication skills, cognition, and non-verbal problem solving abilities present with increased likelihood of developing: Disruptive, impulsive, inattentive, hyperactive and oppositional behaviors; anxious,
It is important that a study would be significant to people, specifically, to those who have someone diagnosed with the same developmental disorders, like the subject in this research.
I administered the Arc’s Self-Determination Scale (Adolescent Version) to an 18 year-old girl named Madie who was diagnosed with Down syndrome. She attends Belleville East High School in a self-contain program. I administered this report to her on Thursday, April 12, 2018. I also administered the Arc’s Self-Determination Scale (Adolescent Version) during breakfast time. Breakfast time is done in the cafeteria during 8:25 to 9:15 with just students from this program. I administered the 72 items and its divided four sections. The four section I administered to this girl was Autonomy, Self-Regulation, Phycological Empowerment and Self-Realization.