Impact on Disabilities

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Exam 1. Definitions and important notes. 


 
  
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§  800 BC Spartans
 
Decided if weak children would be raised or left to die
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449 BC: 12 Tables of Rome
 
“a father should put down a SON that is different…”
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Hippocrates
 
Refuted the idea that epilepsy was a curse or caused by the Gods
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360 BC: Plato
 
Endorsed selective breeding to improve society and eliminate defects/weaknesses. Endorsed...
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15th Century: Court Fools
 
People with physical or mental disabilities. 
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o   1494: “The Hammer of the Witches”
 
§  Seizures were indicative of being “against God” §  Endorsed...
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o   1600s: Elizabethan Poor Laws established
 
 Refers to the “impotent poor”
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o   1824: Almshouses opened in New York
 
“for lunatics, idiots, and epileptics o   1854: New York Asylum...
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http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/cards.php?id=147525     TThe positive side
 
It recognized that these people needed support and that they were part of...
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http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/cards.php?id=147525     TThe negative side
 
o   Their motives were not pure. The idea was to segregate them...
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1840: P. T. Barnum’s
 
Featured people with physical differences as forms of entertainment 
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1845: Dorothea Dix
 
works to establish separate facilities for people with mental disabilities and...
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1877: The Jukes
 
A study in crime, Pauperism, Disease, and Heredity
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o   1878: NY State Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women of Child-Bearing...
 
For “inherently promiscuous women and their crime-prone offspring"
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Sir Francis Galton
 
Coined the term Eugenics.  §  “Good traits breed...
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1887: Anne Sullivan 
 
hired to teach Helen Keller
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1899: Dr. Harry Sharp
 
§  Involuntary vasectomies performed on residents Lead to legislation...
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1907: Compulsionary Sterilization law passed in Indiana
 
Criminals and the "feeble minded"Began move towards forced sterilization in many states. 
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Ableism
 
A negative perspective on disabilities. 
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Dictionary Definitions
 
 Lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity A...
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World Health Organization
 
Disability is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation...
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Impairment
 
Problem in the body function or structure
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Activity Limitation
 
A difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action
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Participation Restriction
 
A problem experienced by an individual in involvement in LIFE situations. 
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According to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
 
The person 1. Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more...
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The 3 Models for defining disabilities
 
1. Moral Model 2. Social Model 3. Medical Model 
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Moral Model
 
Disability is associated with shame and punishment. 
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Medical Model
 
Disability is a problem caused by a disease, injury, or other condition. The person is...
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Social Model 
 
Disability is a result of the social standards and expectations. Current way of looking...
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Overarching issues related to Disabilities 
 
1. Communication2. Discrimination3. Physical Access 
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Communication
 
1. Expressive Communication2. Receptive Communication, he could understand and receive information. 
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Discrimination
 
Based on a person's perspective
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Physical Access
 
Architecture of Buildings, etc. 
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From the article: Ableism
 
Negative views society has on disabilities 
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Importance of Diagnosis
 
To understand which implications are in place because the disability is present. 
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Importance of Families 
 
Families of people with disabilities have certain needs and accommodations. It changes parenting. 
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Cerebral Palsy
 
a term used to describe a group of chronic conditions affecting body movements and muscle coordination....
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Cerebral palsy is characterized by
 
an inability to fully control motor function, particularly muscle control and coordination. 
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People with cerebral palsy may have one or more of the following 
 
1. Muscle tightness or spasm2. Involuntary movement3. Disturbance in gait and...
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Spastic Cerebral Palsy
 
Stiff and Difficult MovementTHE MOST COMMON (80% of all cases)
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Athetoid Cerebral Palsy
 
Involuntary and uncontrolled movement10% of cases 
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Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
 
Disturbed sense of balance and depth perception.Low muscle tone and poor coordination of movement.
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Mixed Cerebral Palsy
 
There may be a combination of these types of cerebral palsy for any one person. 
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WHAT IS AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY?
 
Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual...
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IS INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY THE SAME AS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY?
 
Developmental Disabilities is an umbrella term that includes Intellectual Disability but also...
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IS INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY JUST DETERMINED BY AN IQ TEST?
 
No. Depends on:community environment typical of the individual’s peers and culturelinguistic...
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WHAT CAUSES INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY?
 
There are a number of causes of intellectual disability. Our understanding of the causes of...
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WHAT’S THE MOST MODERN THINKING ABOUT HOW TO HELP PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY?
 
AAIDD stresses that the overarching reason for evaluating and classifying individuals with...
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HOW ARE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY DIFFERENT?
 
Intellectual Disability is one type of a larger universe of many types of Developmental Disabilities.
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Cognitive Disabilities 
 
A general term the refers to conditions that cause individuals to have difficulty with mentally...
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Functions that are often effected by cognitive disabilities include:
 
1. memory 2. problem solving3. Attention4. Use of language5. Ability to do math6. Comprehension...
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Intellectual Disability
 
Causes of mental retardation can occur1. Prenatally2. Perinatally3. Postnatally
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Fragile X
 
Most common inherited causeFlat feet, lower earsAttention problems, impulsive behaviorGirls:...
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Down Syndrome
 
Most common chromosomal condition 
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Identifying Intellectual Disabilities
 
o   According to the AAIDD, intellectual disability   Is...
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Physical and Health Disability 
 
Low Vision, Blindness (Normal vision, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration),...
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Deaf Issues
 
Age of onset, Means of communication, Cultural identity, Cochlear implants
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Orthopedic
 
CAUSED BY:damage to central nervous systemdamage to or loss of a limb/appendage
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Multiple Sclerosis
 
A condition causing degeneration of the central nervous system Progressive (though it...
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Health Disabilities 
 
Illness or disease that impede operation of various organs CAN BE: Acquired conditions...
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Seizure Disorders
 
Caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain TYPES: Generalized tonic seizures...
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Cause of Autism 
 
While no single specific cause of autism is known, current research links autism to biological...
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Autism Facts
 
Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability in the U.S.The diagnosis rate for autism...
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What is an Autism Spectrum Disorder?
 
Autism is a complex neurological disorder affecting individuals in the areas of social interaction...
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Characteristic Behaviors of Autism
 
The characterstic behaviors of ASD may or may not be apparent in infancy (18 to 24 months),...
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Pervasive Development Disorders (PDDs)
 
is the "umbrella term" for a group of disorders
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Autistic Disorder ("Classic Autism")
 
impairments in social interaction, communication, and imaginative play prior to age 3 years....
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Asperger's Disorder
 
characterized by impairments in social interactions and the presence of restricted interests...
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Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)
 
(commonly referred to as atypical autism) a diagnosis of PDD-NOS may be made when a child does...
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Rett's Syndrome
 
 a syndrome which occurs primarily in females and rarely in males. Period of normal development...
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Childhood Disintegrative Disorder:
 
characterized by normal development for at least the first 2 years, significant loss of previously...
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What Causes Autism?
 
Autism has no single cause. It was once thought to be a psychological disorder caused by traumatic...
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How Can Autism Be Treated?
 
There is currently no cure for autism. However, continued research has provided a clearer understanding...
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Types of Treatment for Autism 
 
Educational, Biomedical, Speech-language therapy, Communication, Intensive therapies, Sensory...
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Early Intervention Services
 
Birth to 3 Years
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Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities 
 
Have to do with patterns of behaviors that negatively effect a person's ability to function. 
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Characteristics of Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities
 
Externalized Behaviors and Internalized Behaviors
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Externalized Behaviors
 
Things that you see very easily. OVERT. Lying
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Internalized Behaviors
 
Withdrawn, Outside behavior seems normal, can have this disability and never be identified,...
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Causes of Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities
 
Both physiological and Environmental
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Historical perspective on autism
 
1911: First term used in application to adults w/ schizophrenia1843: Leo Kanner frist describes...
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Diagnosing Autism
 
Communication: none to sophisticatedEcholalia: repetativeDifficulty understanding nonliteral...
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Autism effects socialism 
 
Appear unaware of presence of othersLack of joint attention or social referencingShare info...
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Auv Autism (or Autistic Disorder)
 
o   Characteristics include §  Severely...
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Asperger Syndrome (High Functioning Autism)
 
o   Usually identified between ages 5-9 o  ...
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Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
 
Normal development for up to 5 years followed by loss of skills (receptive and expresseive...
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Rhett syndrome
 
genetically transmittedeffects girlsnormal development followed by loss of skills speech,...
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Pervasive Developmental Disorder
 
Not otherwise specified Diagnosis used when autistic characteristics are present, but...

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