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Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Emotional or Behavioral Disorders Natasha Hoaglen California State University, Chico   Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Emotional or Behavioral Disorders Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Description & Characteristics Intellectual and developmental disabilities [ID and DD] are defined as those having “significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical

Abstract: The special education system in the United states has drastically changed, but some are questioning where it stands; is it for the better, or for the worse? Many can agree that improvements have helped shape education Acts and school environments which, were proposed in meeting the needs of students with disabilities, but others questioned if it had, at all, started with distinguishing the purpose of inclusion, and if so, is it key in understanding the impact of the special education

Challenges: One of the challenges as an adaptive intern at Tiger’s gymnastics is working with kids with a wide range of disabilities. Most of these disabilities I have never been introduced to before, and what I am learning is that the actives I do with one kid, might not be an option for another. The best method I have figured out, is to take things slow. I let the gymnast set the pace, and I react based off their confidence level and willingness to participate. A lot of the gymnasts I work with

& Adolescent Medicine, suggest that “roughly half of adolescents with autism, intellectual disability, speech impairments and learning disabilities are bullied at school” (Diament). The lack of interaction from an early age between students with mental disabilities and the students without them is most likely to blame for the animosity displayed all too often between these peers. There are many different viewpoints on the best way to facilitate the growth of these relationships, but with enough

limb defects between unrelated infants. The one thing the infants all had in common was that they were all born to alcoholic mothers (Bradshaw). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, also referred to as FASD for short, can lead to numerous physical and mental defects and disorders alike. These defects and disorders range from mild to severe, depending on the case. The reason the alcohol effects the fetus like it does, the symptoms to detect it early on, and the types of intervention to help those living

In today’s society healthcare is changing rapidly, mainly because there are many resources available to healthcare professionals everywhere. All of these resources allow healthcare professionals to gain more insight and knowledge on all types of issues in the medical field. A big issue found in childbearing woman that should be addressed is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). The valuable information found within so many resources allows for better prevention of FAS, patient centered care, and quality

This paper explores two published articles that report on results from research conducted on social functioning of children with cerebral palsy, and a study of available techniques to improve cognitive function in cerebral palsy patients. This paper also refers to the published book, Human Development: A Life Span View by Kail and Cavanaugh (2016). This paper will examine the results of the differences in social and cognitive development of individuals with cerebral palsy and those without cerebral

Introduction Literacy is critical to every aspect in life. No matter what we do in our life, it usually requires an ability of reading and understanding to achieve the desired outcome. Take for example when you are getting the mail form the mailbox. You need to be able to read and understand it to pay bills and filter out what is important and what is not. Consequently, you will need to be able to write the bills to pay them or use a computer to pay them online. In this paper, I will be discussing

In Flowers of Algeron by Daniel Keyes, Charlie, a 37 year old mentally disabled man, that is brought to do many tests to qualify for Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss’ life time work on an experiment to make people’s IQ go above normal making them become a genius. Charlie gets into the experiment as their test subject along with a mouse named Algernon. Throughout the months of the experiment, he goes from being stupid to being really smart. During this experiment he is impelled to learn more each day. One

For my observation, I was at Randolph Elementary in Ms. Heim’s fifth grade class. I spent two and a half hours, twice a week, for three weeks at Randolph. Throughout my time at Randolph, I was able to observe many different exceptionalities. Because each of the fifth grade teachers teach a particular subject, the students rotate between classrooms for instruction. This allowed me to observe students in two of the classes. I was there during their writing/spelling time. I was able to observe Ms. Heim’s