Every child in this world has the right to enjoy a sport. No one should have to miss out on the thrill of hitting the ball, or scoring a goal, or knocking down all the pins and for children with special needs, they don't have to miss out on it! There are many different organizations that kids can participate in and still enjoy fully. Special Olympics offers opporutnities to every child out there with a variety of sports. I believe that playing with children who also have a disability is not un anfair advantage because they all have the same struggle. My cousin Kelly participates in cheerleading, swimming, gymnastics, and dance. She loves every second she spends doing her sports with her friends.
http://specialchildren.about.com/od/specialneedssports/bb/specialneedssports.htm
When it comes to sports everyone knows there are the good coaches, bad coaches, and mean or nice coaches. When a coach is inspired by a person with special needs, you know they are a good coach. The coach of Cornell University’s basketball team is very inspired by people with autism. I agree fully with this becaus eKElly inspores me everytime I am with her. She inspires me to be a better person and not judge anyone.
http://specialchildren.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&zTi=1&sdn=specialchildren&cdn=parenting&tm=12&gps=126_263_1003_590&f=00&tt=14&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/03/25/cornell-coach-autism/7438/
Friday, May 14, 2010
Statistics
There are many different kinds of poeple in this world. Tall, short, heavy, skinny, dark, light, and special needs. Just because someone has a special need does not mean that they should be treated differently from anyone else. On average, more than ten million children living in the United States have a special need, and my cousin Kelly happens to be one of them. These needs range from minor conditions they can improve with proper treatment and other needs that affect the child for the rest of their life. Kelly is thirteen years old now and living with Down Syndrome, which will affect her and our family for the rest of our lives. I love the way Kelly has changed our family because she brightens everyone up whenever we are with her. There is never a dull moment with kelly, and I wouldn't change that for the world.
http://www.googobits.com/articles/2752-raising-a-special-needs-child.html
As said before, there are more than ten million children living in the United States with special needs. According to Wikipedia, there are more than 150,000 children with special needs waiting for a permanent home. Unfortunately, in most cases children with special needs are a lot harder to be adopted than other children. On the other hand, when the children with special needs to do get adopted they are brought into families who love them and will cherish them forever. The United States Congress has enacted a law to make sure that children who are up for adoption and also have special needs are adopted as quickly as possible therefore they can get used to a permanent home and family at an early age. I agree with this policy fully because children who have disabilities need consistency and full attention on them, and I know this from my own experiences with my cousin.
http://www.googobits.com/articles/2752-raising-a-special-needs-child.html
As said before, there are more than ten million children living in the United States with special needs. According to Wikipedia, there are more than 150,000 children with special needs waiting for a permanent home. Unfortunately, in most cases children with special needs are a lot harder to be adopted than other children. On the other hand, when the children with special needs to do get adopted they are brought into families who love them and will cherish them forever. The United States Congress has enacted a law to make sure that children who are up for adoption and also have special needs are adopted as quickly as possible therefore they can get used to a permanent home and family at an early age. I agree with this policy fully because children who have disabilities need consistency and full attention on them, and I know this from my own experiences with my cousin.
Friday, April 30, 2010
What if people with Down Syndrome Ruled the World
Many people are comfortable with people with special needs and others are not as comfortable. In an article written by Dennis McGuire who is the Director of Psychosocial services at the Adult Down Syndrome Center, he talks about what it would be like if children with Down Syndrome ruled the world. He goes on to explain that affection, caring, and hugging would come back into play. People with down syndrome have such a positive out look on life and if they were in charge of everything, hopefully the hugging will rub off on everyone else. Another point he makes is people would be refreshingly honest. People with D.S tend to not hold back anything, they always speak their mind and follow their heart. In conclusion, if people with Down syndrome ruled the world, it would be a better place!
http://www.nads.org/pages_new/news/ruletheworld.html
If people with D.S ruled the world, everything woul be more organized and more consistent. According to the article, people with D.S are more likely to use coping strategies. What this means is it is very common for them to use to use routine, order and sameness as a way of rationalising and taking control of their lives. Another reason why the world would be more organzied is because people with D.S tend to use self-talk to work through things, especially things that might seem confusing to them. With all these reasons, the world would be a lot more organized and in order!
http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/component/content/article/35-general/161-5-do-people-with-downs-syndrome-have-a-particular-personality-type.html
http://www.nads.org/pages_new/news/ruletheworld.html
If people with D.S ruled the world, everything woul be more organized and more consistent. According to the article, people with D.S are more likely to use coping strategies. What this means is it is very common for them to use to use routine, order and sameness as a way of rationalising and taking control of their lives. Another reason why the world would be more organzied is because people with D.S tend to use self-talk to work through things, especially things that might seem confusing to them. With all these reasons, the world would be a lot more organized and in order!
http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/component/content/article/35-general/161-5-do-people-with-downs-syndrome-have-a-particular-personality-type.html
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