Ed443 G Mr Ppt

MENTAL RETARDATION

Presented by: Patrick B. QuituguaFor ED443G Assistive Technology

October 10, 2008

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this presentation, students will be able to:

Know the key components of the 2002 AAMR definition of mental retardation.

Know the levels of severity and outcomes of people with mental retardation.

Know the four level of supports and how they make a difference in the lives of people with mental retardation.

Know the two ways in which causes of disabilities can be organized, and list three major known causes of mental retardation.

(TEXT: extracted from ED655 Introduction to Special Education Chapter 8)

Historical review

1876 Association of Medical Officers of American Institution for Idiotic and Feebleminded

Persons. 1919 American Association of Mental retardation The Arc (formerly the Association Retarded

Citizens) 2006 American Association on

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

MENTAL RETARDATION DEFINED

Federal Government or IDEA ’04 – Mental Retardation means significant sub-average general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.

American Association of Mental Retardation or AAMR – Mental Retardation is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skill. This disability originates before age 18.

AAMR : Three major components

Intellectual functioning

Adaptive behavior

Systems of Supports

Normal IQ vs. MR IQ

Normal or Average intelligence = 120

Considered MR below average = 60

( 50 % or more below the average intelligence

re: information processing, communication, socialization, memory, analytic and mathematical processes, as examples…)

The Normal Curve, IQ, and Mental Retardation

ADAPTIVE SKILLS:

CONCEPTUAL: reading writing language money conceptsSelf-direction

PRACTICAL: Self-help , Life-skills Safety , OccupationalSkills

SOCIAL:Avoids Victimization, obeys laws, Self- esteem, Responsibility

Case in Point:

PDN Story regarding sexual assault of a minor in Guam Theater.

Moral question? How should the Law handle

such a case….?

Case in point: G.W working with CPS

Legal Guardian, along with common law spouse, arrested for child abuse and neglect.

Teacher testifies in front of Grand Jury. CPS (pros and cons) Positive ending

Case in point:

Catholic Social Services Program:

GUMA SAGRADA : “Judy” networking with

Adult and Elderly Protective Services

SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT

Characteristics

Problems with cognition

Problems with adaptive behavior

Need for supports to sustain independence

Prevalence According to the federal government, slightly

more than 1% (that is, 1 out of every 100) of our nation’s school children between the ages of 6 and 17 are identified and served as having mental retardation.

GPSS MR Statistics

As of 2007-2008 data collected at SPED of 2,381 Special Education Students 73 are identified as MR

Causes, Prevention, Assessment Causes : Fragile X-chromosome syndrome

Prevention : research is on-going / Good health Education of pregnant mothers.

Assessments

Early Identification Pre-Referral Identification Evaluation

Teaching Students with Mental Retardation

Access to the General Education Curriculum

Instructional Accommodations

Validated Practices

Technology

Examples of Validated Practices in classroom setting

G.W’s Community Based Instruction Class

Teaching Model (Researched Based) JIFS (Jacobs Inventory of Functional

Skills)

J I F S

Teaching Domains Personal Hygiene Self-help Financial Concepts/management Safety Housekeeping/Household Skills Socialization/Behavior Self-direction/Employment Recreation

Transitioning

Quality of Life

Supported Employment

Independent Living

Partnerships with Families and Communities

Support from Dads

Support from Brothers and Sisters

Imagine a World

Adaptive Technology Supports: The South Carolina

Assistive Technology Program (SCATP)

CAI Computer Assisted Instruction Low Tech devices : Memory keys,

sequence cards, recording devices. Communication Cards. Emergency information bracelets.

References:

Mental RetardationGenetic Causes of Mental Retardationhttp://specialed.freeyellow.com/YAdaptUse.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJAgdMBPsg

AT and Mental Retardation  www.sc.edu/scatp/mr.htm

Mental Retardationhttp://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requesRI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/mental_retardation.jsp

Introduction to Special Education - Making A Difference - Sixth EditionDeborah Deutsch Smith