I didn’t attend the first class on Monday that we had, but I
read the preparation materials and the videos. From that I realized that the
Lord has a hand in our life, but he needs to let us go through trials in order
to for us to have growth and learn from the hard times. God loves us enough to
watch us go through hard times and learn just as he also needed to grow and
learn. As we trust him he will show us that everything turns out all right.
As we worked on our family projects we were able to find
some great resources that match the family’s concerns. It is sad to see that
when a child is born with a disability it can take such a strain on a family.
Hopefully we are able to provide them with the resources they need in order to
mend their family and relationships with each other.
The resource that helped me the most this week was my peers.
They were able to help me find resources and understand the family project
better. We worked together to understand the assignment and were able to
complete our portions on time. We had a work day on Wednesday and Friday that
really helped us finish Part B and C of the assignment.
To apply this in the future I will want to validate the
feelings these families are having about their trials. They will wonder why
their child is not like other children, and some will become frustrated in
their relationships that have been severed because of their child. I hope they see
that I am an advocate for their family and I will strive to have the light of
Christ show through what I can teach them.
“Thank you, for loving me enough to cut me down.” –D. Todd
Christopherson
As we understand our trials make us better, we are going to
trust in God even when he cuts us down.
For my HWD project I decided this week to study Down
Syndrome. I have seen older children with Down Syndrome, but I want to know how
I can help a child with Down Syndrome in Early Intervention. First there are
health problems that are related to the copy of their chromosome, Trisomy 21.
Some of these health problems include Heart Defects, intestinal problems, hearing,
vision, and thyroid problems. These are just a few of the health problems some
children with Down Syndrome with have.
As and early interventionist I will be finding resources for
these families to receive help as they deal with medical bills, and possible
relationship problems as a result of a high stress family situation. They will already
be seeing a physician frequently for their child’s medical concerns, so my next
step after helping them find resources, is to teach them how to help their
child reach milestones.
Since these children will likely have developmental delays
related to Down Syndrome, they will have different ages that they reach
milestones as opposed to typically developing children. An example of the
difference in milestones is they will sit up unassisted between 6-30 months.
Typically developing children usually sit up between 5-9 months. I will help the family see where they child is
at in their development and gauge where they need to be based on having Down
Syndrome.
http://www.ndss.org/resources/therapies-development/early-intervention/
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