Huntington’s Disease
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http://www.weebly.com/weebly/main.php is an terrible disease that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. Huntington's disease has a broad impact on a person's functional abilities and usually results in movement, thinking (cognitive) and psychiatric disorders.
Fact File
1. Is it a physical or mental disease? |
Huntington’s Disease is physical and mental disease. 2. What causes the disability? Is it genetic? | The disease is caused by an autosmal dominant mutation in either of an individual's two copies of a gege called huntingtin. Yes it is genetic. 3. What are the conditions of the disability? |
a) What ABILITIES does the person have? | He can see and eat and he can difficulty in swallowing and learning few information. b) What DISABILITIES does the person have? | The person having this disease cannot talk or walk and difficult in moving and even takes a pen. c\) How can someone with the disability be treated? | They have to be treated nicely and been taking care of them all time and we have to even let them eat by our self. souvenir and luggage 4. How many people have this disability,? (eg. 1 in 1000) | About 5 millions people have the Huntington’s Disease disability. 5. Are there any famous people with this disability? | arlo guthrie and woody gunthrie are some of the famous people who have this disability. 6. How does the disability affect communication? | It is effect in the communication by not talking and not communicating with other people. 7. What challenges will learners face at school? - Decreased concentration : how someone playing Decreased concentration from the driving . - Forgetfulness and memory decline: its a his brain remember allot sometime its work Forgetfulness and memory decline . - Difficulty making decisions or answering questions: its hard to answering questions and to make decisions. 8. Are there any schools in Kuwait that cater to special needs? Yes there are cater to special needs. 9. Is there any special device or medication to help people with this disability to learn and communicate better? Yes special device or medication to help people with this disability to learn and communicate better |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
-- http://www.patient.co.uk/health/huntingtons-disease-leaflet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington's_disease
-- http://www.patient.co.uk/health/huntingtons-disease-leaflet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington's_disease