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This 4 page paper looks at the elderly who have developmental delays. Are they very different from the elderly without disabilities? The disabilities are defined and described. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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disabilities are labeled and distinguished from their peers, but older people are often thrown together, and not treated as individuals quite as much. Older people seem to be more like
their age peers than for example a younger person with a disability. First, a look at the definition of developmental disability is appropriate. A developmental disability is a condition that
must start prior to the age of 22 and is something that can persist for a long time ("Developmental," 2005). It is equated with a constant physical or mental
impairment that will culminate in a developmental delay, or the failure to achieve ordinary milestones in development ("Developmental," 2005). Such disabilities will cause significant impairment in areas like self
care, independent living, learning, expressing language and economic self sufficiency ("Developmental," 2005). Many people are familiar with the very young who endure developmental delays. An infant may not crawl or
a preschooler may still be in diapers. Those are obvious delays. But what might someone be concerned with as it respects the elderly? What might be considered a developmental difficulty
as it relates to older individuals? Concerns in terms of developmental issues regarding the elderly go to auditory and visual difficulties ("Developmental," 2005). Sometimes there is a sensitivity
to medications, dementia, communication problems, deformities and cerebral abnormalities ("Developmental," 2005). These difficulties are cause for concern amongst the elderly, but does it really separate the elderly from others? After
all, many people expect a deterioration in function and are not surprised when someone loses hearing for example, or acts in unusual ways. In respect to the grief process
following the loss of a loved one, everyone reacts differently, but the elderly surprisingly seem to take it in stride. Someone who has a developmental difficulty actually may overact to
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