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BACKGROUND Total Rehabilitation centre for disabled children was started in the year 2010.The home is located in Kasarani, Nairobi County, approximately 16kms from CBD. The home was founded by Teresiah who was initially running a door to door programme raising awareness in the community in regards to caring for disabled children.She is on the frontline within her community in advocating for equality of the disabled in society especially the children. Teresa rented out the house which is now total

Congenital Heart disease (CHD) Congenital heart disease is also known as “Congenital heart defect” or congenital cardiovascular malformations. The word “congenital” means existing at birth. Congenital heart defects change the normal flow of blood to the heart. CHD is the most common type of birth defect, this disease affects 8 out of every 1,000 newborns. More than 35,000 babies each year in the United States are born with a congenital heart defect. If you have a congenital heart defect it means

disorder. They tend to believe they are incapable of being an active member of society or even incompetent of simple tasks. These are common beliefs when people see people with down syndrome, which are false statements. People with down syndrome are just as capable as people without it. There are many successful people who have down syndrome. Some famous and successful people are: Lauren Potter, a known actress from the T.V series Glee, Angela Bachiller, the first elected councilwoman, Melissa Reilly

Background Information: Article #1 The first article I read was about how disability affects young people’s experience of growing up. This article explains how disabled children and young people can experience the transition to adulthood quite differently to their non-disabled peers (leading education and social research, 2014, p1). In this article they conducted their research on a longitudinal study, and they looked at young teens in England who was experiencing behavior change. The study

Question 1: In this scenario, I am working with a family in the hospital setting. The patient is a 7 year-old male who is hospitalized due to complications with cystic fibrosis and also has a diagnosis of Down Syndrome. Present in the family structure is the patient and both biological parents, who are college graduates and have substantial employment. From my previous observations, I am aware that the patient enjoys positive attention, such as praise, nonverbal attention, playing games, or reading

home, was terrorized by teenage boys in the mid-2000s. The teenagers tied this man to a chair, urinated and defecated on him, and then proceeded to burn the man’s Bible, and mow his carpet with a lawnmower. That story really and truly irritated me down to my very core. I always hear about how Iowan’s are raised to be “Iowa nice” and that we are always offering a helping hand to those in need. Obviously, from the sound of that local story, hate is everywhere – even in Iowa. Through this interview

Effects of Disabilities on Families The body of your paper uses a half-inch first line indent and is double-spaced. APA style provides for up to five heading levels, shown in the paragraphs that follow. Note that the word Introduction should not be used as an initial heading, as it’s assumed that your paper begins with an introduction. The Differences of Terms There are three different terms that can be used in relation to a child that has a disability. Although there are three, they are frequently

pregnancy of a foetus diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Introduction Having a child comes with not only positive experiences, but also pressure and other adjustment matters. If you are told that your unborn child is diagnosed with Down Syndrome, your perspectives and concerns may change significantly. Known as a genetic disorder that is estimated to occur in 1 out of every 650- 1000 live births (Bittles & Glasson, 2004), receiving a positive diagnosis of Down Syndrome can be very overwhelming for

Cat’s cry: Cri-Du-Chat syndrome I have a baby brother that has this syndrome. That’s the main reason for picking this syndrome. He didn’t start walking until he was around 4 years old. He’s not that good, but he can get to where he needs to go. He’s 11 but his brain functions as a 3-year-old. He can’t talk yet, but he can yell. He goes to the hospital and stays overnight for 1 or 2 days for a sleep test every year or every other year. This syndrome affects the family because we still have to schedule

Mental Illness in Of Mice and Men and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time In the novels of Of Mice and Men and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Lennie and Christopher both suffer from mental disabilities that affect their ability to function independently and interact with others, and both also have problems with impulse control, causing them to be abusive. Lennie is mentally challenged, having memory problems and a childlike mind, and his obsession with touching soft