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Home Courses I teach Social Work Program Developmental Disabilities Types of developmental disabilities Mental retardation Cerebral palsy Autism Orthopedic Programs Hearing Loss Epilepsy TBI Learning disabilities - ADHD Fetal alcohol/crack Mental Retardation Developmental delays Ability to adapt to environment Age appropriate tasks Activities of daily living IQ less than 70 Apx 2% of population/1% children Down's syndrome Cerebral Palsy Brain damage from birth Spasticity - muscle spasm/tightness Dyskinesia - uncontrolled movements Ataxia - walking or balance disorder May or may not be accompanied with mental retardation Autism World of their own - internal world Overly sensitive to stimulation? 4-5 out of 10,000 children Social withdrawal Often non verbal Don't respond to social interactions Traumatic Brain Injury Acquired disability May be due to abuse May be undiagnosed Memory problems, impulsive, impaired social skills Learning Disabilities 1977 Office of Education definition - a disorder in one or more of following: – understanding and/or using language – imperfect ability to listen, speak, read, write, spell or calculate – Includes perceptual handicaps, brain injury, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. Learning disabilities are not The result of visual, hearing, or motor handicaps - mental retardation - emotional disturbances - the result of environment, cultural or economic disadvantage 1988 Joint Committee on Learning disabilities A general term referring to a group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities. Intrinsic to the individual, presumed to be the due to central nervous system dysfunction and persist across life span Problems in self regulatory behaviors, social perception, social interaction may co- exist but don't constitute LD May also co-exist with sensory impairment, mental retardation, emotional problems, etc but are not the result of these conditions Models used to determine LD Aptitude/achievement discrepancy Information processing deficit Deficits in a specific intellectual skill area Deficits in an academic skill area (reading, math, writing) The Laws 1974 - The education for all Handicapped Children's law. Now known as IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). K-12. Entitlement law !973 Vocational Rehab Act - Section 504. Covers post secondary students 1990 - American with Disabilities Act - Civil Rights The impact of laws Schools obligated to educate children up to age 26 in certain cases Mainstreaming Vocational training and workshops Schools and businesses must make reasonable accommodations for disabled Now - Person Centered Planning Also the reproductive rights of the developmentally disabled are strongly protected Other conditions Fetal alcohol Crack babies |