Books On Developmental Disabilities

Often vaccines are blamed for developmental disabilities and there maybe something to that, although some studies seem to indicate that ultrasounds during pregnancy might also be a real problem. According to the books, this makes sense as the brain cells are forming in the beginning the slightest problem could cause them to fail to make the needed connections.

People may wonder how that can happen! The books states because sound echoes inside the womb and heats up the unborn fetus that would normally are protected against just about everything. Under-stimulation of the thalamus and cerebellum affects both executive and motor functions. In other words, the cerebellum and thalamus, the two portions of the brain, are under-stimulated, and this affects the ability to move in a fully coordinated way and to think and process information in optimal ways.

In the developmental disability books hints have been given for working with people with developmental disabilities. The tips and suggestions are, smile and be friendly; focus on abilities, not disabilities; remember a person is a person first with a disability second; be positive, have a good attitude and be patient; encourage by praising good behavior. The cognitive training is also given in the books. Many children with problems are receiving extra help through tutoring or have been placed in special education classes, or being placed on medication as well. Often, these remedies are not producing the permanent solutions that parents and teachers had expected. Time is enemy for these children who are suffering and discouraged. Each day millions of parents are told their child has a learning or developmental disability.

In fact, children start out in life eager to learn everything and when they start school, they enjoy learning and competing with their classmates. When they realize that they are not able to keep up with their friends, they will generally to compensate for their problem. When the problem becomes too much for them to master, they give up and resort to a change in character. Then, not understanding what to do, parent sometimes resort to punishment of some type or serious medication. This process can only enhance the problem.

In the chapter of Self-Injurious Behavior and Learning Disability, the books describe, one of the reasons that self-harming behavior remains largely an enigma is that when useful studies are done or appropriate theories developed they, too often, remain within a single domain such as mental health; and their broader application is not investigated. Therefore, a separate body of literature that considers the causes of self-harm for a particular group like people with learning disabilities is over due. These pervasive developmental disabilities impair many areas of development including cognitive functioning, socialization, and physical ability. Autism tends to greatly impair the individual's ability to develop speech, to interact socially and appropriately as well.

The state of California spends over $200 million per year providing supported living services to developmentally disabled people. According to California Department of Developmental Services, this number is expected to grow significantly as the population of adult people diagnosed with epilepsy, mental retardation, and other forms of developmental disabilities rises.

• John Palsson
• 15/11/2008, 6:39 PM
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