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Betty Bachman

Organizer

Betty Bachman
Phone
775-296-3333
Email
betty@allaboutcaring.org

Instructor

Local Time

  • Timezone: America/New_York
  • Date: Jun 17 2022
  • Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location

All About Caring
1502 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701, USA

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Date

Jun 17 2022
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Time

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Cost

$0.01

Intellectual Disabilities Overview

Cerebral Palsy:  A movement and posture disorder due to brain damage during infancy or early childhood.

Downs Syndrome: A genetic disorder whereby a person has three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two.  Cause is unknown. Leading cause of intellectual and developmental delay.

Dyslexia: A specific learning disorder that involves difficulty reading. No cure prevention, but can be managed with modified learning.  Normal intelligence.

ADHD in the adult resident:  A diagnosis based upon symptom review for fidgeting, difficulty remaining seated, risky behaviors, blurts out answers, interrupts conversations.  This often results in poor school, work and relationships.

 

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