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Caring for People Wtih Developmental Disabilities

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A permanent disability that affects a person before they reach adulthood, and interferes with the person's ability to achieve developmental milestones   Developmental disability  
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Present at birth   Congenital  
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Occurring after birth   Acquired  
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Genetic Consumption of alcohol, drugs, or other substances during pregnancy Infections during pregnancy Poor nutrition Conditions that deprive the baby of oxygen   Common causes of congenital developmental disabilities  
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Birth trauma Head injury Near-drowning Poisoning   Common causes of acquired developmental disabilities  
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Allowing children with developmental disabilities to attend public school alongside friends and classmates who have no disabilities   Mainstreaming  
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The ability to reason, think, and understand   Intellectual functioning  
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Skills needed to live and work, such as communication skills, social skills, and self-care skills   Adaptive skills  
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Category of disability where the person is usually able to achieve a third-sixth grade leaning level   Mild intellectual disability  
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Category of disability where the individual has delays in both motor skills, and speech development; usually able to learn self-care skills, communication skills, and safety habits. May achieve a second-grade learning level   Moderate intellectual disability  
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Category of disability where the individual is able to learn some communication and basic self-care skills, such as how to feed themselves   Severe intellecutual disability  
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Category of disability where the person has minimal function in all developmental areas, physical and mental; requires complete assistance with ADLs, and complete supervision   Profound intellectual disability  
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Developmental disability that is the result of a genetic disorder where the individual has one extra chromosome   Down Syndrome  
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Condition related to brain development that affects how a person understands and socializes with other people. Affects males more often than females   Austism Spectrum Disorder  
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Developmental disability caused by damage to the cerebrum, the part of the brain involved with motor control.   Cerebral Palsy  
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Intellectual disability that is caused by a defect in the X chromosome; prevents production of a particular protein needed for cell communication in the brain. More severe in males than females   Fragile X Syndrome  
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Combination of physical and intellectual conditions that affect a child who was exposed to alcohol before birth   Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder  
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Congenital defect of the spinal column; the vertebrae do not close properly during development, leaving the spinal cord exposed   Spina Bifida  
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Condition caused from a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain   Hydrocephalus  
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Sporting event for people with developmental disabilities where they can fulfull their physical, emotional and social needs   Special Olympics  
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Government agency that ensures people with disabilities are treated the same as those without disabilities by guaranteeing people wih disabilities access to public education, employment, and public places   The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990  
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Organization that promotes the rights of people with intellectual disabilities, very similar to how OBRA protects the rights of older people   The Arc of the United States  
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True or False: A person with Down Syndrome has 45 chromosomes   False: A person with Down Sydrome has 47 chomosomes  
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True or False: A person with autism spectrum disorder has extreme difficutly walking   False: A person with autism spectrum disorder has difficulty communicating with and relating to others. A person with cerbral palsy has extreme difficulty walking  
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True or False: Some people with developmental disabilities are able to enter the workforce   True  
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Babies born with this disorder are usually smaller than average and have intellecutal disabilities, behavioral problems, learning difficulties, and differences in the development of facial features   Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder  
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People with this disorder have physical characteristics such as large ears, a long face, flat feet, and soft skin   Fragile X Syndrome  
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