Down Syndrome Documentary

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Through the efforts of HBO and associates, I was able to conduct a virtual observation of a child with special needs. HBO was able to create a meaningful documentary that showcased exactly what it was like for a child who had a certain disability: Down syndrome. This documentary was able to shed light on a disorder in an informal way in order to get the real experience of living with this disorder. In my experience I observed one male who had Down syndrome. I observed this child within a variety of settings, but I mainly observed him within his home and his school. This observation took place over the course of 10 years, starting when the child was in 3rd grade and continuing until his graduation. There were also a few instances when I observed the child within his workplace and out within the community. As previously mentioned, the child had Down syndrome. I was able to see the physical features that Hallahan (2015) lists: the child had slanted-appearing eyes, hypotonia—he seemed to have difficulty doing even the smaller motor skills, like tying his shoes, and he was often slouched—seemed to be…show more content…
In particular, at school he completed a number of typical activities. He was observed a lot within a classroom setting. Thus, there was a lot of observation done when the child was completing school work and I was able to see how he went about his school work in a facilitated manner; he was expected to do all his work, but he always had a para educator with him in order to help him along and keep him on task. A second activity that was observed within the school was the child’s involvement with the soccer team. It was seen that he was very involved, and had been for a while, with his schools soccer team. He helped carry equipment and was a source of motivation and friendship for his teammates; they all clearly cared for him and wanted to help him be as included as

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