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Educating Peter is a 1992 American short documentary film directed by Gerardine Wurzburg about Peter Gwazdauskas, a special needs student with Down syndrome, and his inclusion in a standard third grade classroom in Blacksburg, Virginia. It won an Oscar at the 65th Academy Awards in 1993 for Documentary Short Subject. [1] [2]
Some children with Down syndrome are educated in typical school classes, while others require more specialized education. [8] Some individuals with Down syndrome graduate from high school , and a few attend post-secondary education . [ 24 ]
Special education aims to provide accommodated education for disabled students such as learning disabilities, learning difficulties (such as dyslexia), communication disorders, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical disabilities (such as osteogenesis imperfecta, down syndrome, lissencephaly, Sanfilippo syndrome, and muscular dystrophy ...
The ad — produced by CoorDown and Small New York in association with the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) and other organizations — was created in honor of World Down Syndrome Day on ...
A touching moment between two high school students with Down Syndrome has gone viral after one of them successfully got the other to say yes to his "promposal."
Founded in 1971 by Eric Schopler, TEACCH provides training and services geared to helping autistic children and their families cope with the condition. [ 2 ] [ 17 ] Gary B. Mesibov , a professor and researcher on UNC's TEACCH program since about 1979, was director of the program from 1992 to 2010.
March 21 (3/21) is World Down Syndrome Day, chosen because people with Down Syndrome have three copies of the 21st chromosome instead of the usual two. "Gabe lives his life to the fullest," Nick ...
Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder that was first described in 1866 by British doctor John L. Down. [2] It was discovered to be caused by an extra chromosome by French pediatrician Jérôme Lejeune in July 1958, less than two years before Tricia was born. [3] Medical advice in 1960 was typically to institutionalize children with Down Syndrome.