Development
True or False Piaget stated that development was a fixed trait
False, he disagreed with the idea that intelligence was a fixed trait, and regarded cognitive development as a process which occurs due to biological maturation and interaction with the environment.
Finish the sentence:Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, ______ or _______
language or behavior areas
What did Plato say about the disabled?
Plato recommended that the deformed offspring of both the superior and inferior be put away in some mysterious unknown place.
Please describe FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. ยง 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
Name one of Kim's diagnosis?
Spina Bifida
What is stage one of Crate's 5 Stages of Adaptation?
Stage 1: Disbelief- the person denies the disability or minimizes its effects
About one in ________ children in the U.S. have one or more developmental disabilities or other developmental delays.
10
"As a Psychologist, I diagnose mental illness. Also, I help spot demonic possession"
What's my name?
Dr. Richard Gallagher
What do the letters in IEP stand for?
Individualized Education Plan
What are Early Intervention Services?
Pennsylvania's Early Intervention program provides coaching support and services to families with children, from birth to age five, with developmental delays and disabilities. Early intervention builds upon the natural learning opportunities that occur within the daily routines of a child and their family.
What is stage 2 of Crate's 5 Stages of Adaptability?
Stage 2: Developing awareness, this occurs when denial cannot be maintained. This stage is also where anger and depression occur
Name some developmental delays
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cerebral Palsy
Fragile X Syndrome
Hearing Loss
Intellectual Disability
True of False poor individuals, criminals, and the disabled were often all housed under one roof.
True
What is the ADA
Americans with Disability Act: it protects people with disabilities from discrimination
What type of disabilties are often associated with below average cognitive abilties
Intellectual Disabilties
True or False there is a significant difference in the way persons with disabilities experience their lives when they have an earlier onset of the disability than people who become disabled later in life.
True
What did the Neolithic tribes say about people with disabilties?
They were possessed by evil spirits
Please describe what the moral hospitals of 1700's in Europed entailed.
Beginning in the late 1700s, European hospitals introduced what they called "moral treatment." Doctors, particularly in France and England, discouraged physical restraints, such as shackles or straitjackets. They decided to focus more on emotional well-being, believing this approach would cure patients more effectively. This intention to treat patients humanely inspired Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride, Who later directed the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital.
Please describe IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children.
What term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communication, self-help, and social skills.
Cognitive Disabilities
Do children between the ages of birth to three years have the cognition skills to be aware of their disability?
Yes
What did the ancient Greeks believe about disabled people?
They believed disabled people were not human and should be abandoned to die
Name the doctor who invented Lobotomies
Dr. Walter Freeman (psychiatrist )
Name two major issues with the American School System and Special Education
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Name one key takeaway from this course.
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