Intellectual Disabilities II

- Down Syndrome, Cretinism and developmental disabilities -

A STAR Project

Today’s topic

1. Down syndrome

2. Cretinism

3. Epilepsy

4. Pervasive Developmental Disabilities

　 - AD/HD

　 - LD: Learning Disability

　 - Autism

　 - Aspergar Syndrome

Down syndrome

Caused by: Chromosomal Deficiency

(Depend on maternal age etc)

Age Chances

< 30 1/1,500

30-34 1/580

35-39 1/280

40-44 1/70

45 < 1/38

Signs: Hair starts high on forehead, Ears low, Small mouth

Slant eyes, Short neck, etc

I love dancing!

Don’t use the word “Mongol”!

Cretinism

Caused by: Not produce enough thyroid

(Lack of iodine etc)

Signs: Hair starts low on forehead, Puffy eyelids&face,

Slant(Almond-shaped) eyes, Short neck, etc

- Prevention:

Use the iodized salt!

- Prevention of deterioration:

Have early and continued treatment!

Epilepsy

Caused by: Visual Stimulation, Physical & Mental stress, etc

Signs: Recurrent unprovoked seizure

(Conscious/Unconscious, Stop/Non-Stop, …)

Treatment: MedicinePrevention: Avoid stimulation & stressNote: Don’t leave him alone!

Socrates

Napoleon

BURN DROWN FALL SLEEP!

AD / HD (Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder)

Caused by: ? (Genetic problem, Environment, Food, etc)

Characterized: Lack of attention, concentration, time conception

Twice as frequently in boys as girls

30% of people with AD/HD have epilepsy

I don’t wantto sit down!

Oh, I’m late!? Where ismy book!?

LD (Learning Disability)

Caused by: ?

(Genetic problem, Environment, Problem during pregnancy, et

c)Characterized: Difficulties in listening, speaking, writing,

Spelling, calculating, understanding, guessing, etcMore than twice as frequently in boys as girls

Difficulty with the visual notation of speech or written language

Autism

Caused by: ?

(Genetic problem, Environment, Problem during pregnancy, et

c)Characterized: Difficulty in communication & social interaction

Repetitive behaviors, with intellectual disabilities

Effort to understand

what is his difficulty & stress

I’ll do it again and again

Others cannotunderstand.

Asperger Syndrome

Caused by: ?

(Genetic problem, Environment, Problem during pregnancy, et

c)Characterized: Difficulty in communication

without intellectual disabilities

More than twice as frequently in boys as girl

Non-Asperger You are happy. You are sad. You are angry.

Asperger Why show me tooth? Why water from eye? Why Your face is red?

Thank you!

Opening Ceremony :Jalalbaba Auditorium, ABT