{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"65383744","dateCreated":"1386747866","smartDate":"Dec 10, 2013","userCreated":{"username":"emayo13","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/emayo13","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/capitaledpsych.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/65383744"},"dateDigested":1532724678,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Part 1","description":"What are some factors (internal, external) that contribute to how these people think and\/or understand their lives?
\nWhat are some of the advantages to how these people think about self and\/or life--insights, work, etc. that are unique and have intellectual\/cultural\/etc. value?
\nWhat are some things that these people have struggled with in their lives? How might the struggles have influenced these people's thinking? This is a totally speculative question. Just do your best using what you have seen in the videos, etc. to make the best guess you can.
\nHow are these people different from you (both internal and external factors)? How are they different from each other?
\nIf these people in your classroom\/work place or a parent of one of your students, where do you think there might be misunderstandings?
\nWhat could you do to develop a positive relationship with this person?
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\n1)Mike Skullman has ADHD which means his mind and body are constantly moving. He starts a lot of projects that he doesn't finish and is very creative. He understands that his brain thinks differently than other people, but he thinks that his creative mind is a good thing and would rather not be on medication that changes his personality (and I agree).
\nJenny LaBaw has epilepsy which cause your body to have seizures and there is no cure. Jenny lives her life the way she wants and doesn't let her disease stop her from reaching her dreams and doing Crossfit.
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\n2)I think Mike is looking at himself in a positive light and sees his way of thinking as something that can benefit the world.
\nJenny is motivated to encourage others with epilepsy to not worry about their doctor and parents' fears, but live the life they want.
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\n3)I'm sure Mike was considered a trouble maker in school because of his constant moving around. When you're growing up, its hard to be the different one. I'm sure he was made fun of for being different. It's really great that he see the good in his differences now.
\nJenny probably wasn't able to do everything she wanted to do as a child because of her disease. She probably didn't like being treated differently because she is the same as everyone else in her eyes.
\n4) I don't have ADHD and I can't even imagine having all of that energy.
\nI don't have to worry about having seizures like Jenny does.
\n5)I guess parents\/teachers\/bosses could misunderstand someone like Mike because he has a hard time focusing which could be very frustrating especially when you are trying to teach someone something. People may think Jenny shouldn't do certain activities because of her disease, but she doesn't want people to act like she is any different than anyone else.
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\n6) I would just try to understand them the way they are and try to have patience when I don't understand.
\nIn Jenny's case, I think she would rather have people just treat her like normal and not focus on her differences.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61116194","dateCreated":"1355789619","smartDate":"Dec 17, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"mgreathousemarshall","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mgreathousemarshall","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/capitaledpsych.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61116194"},"dateDigested":1532724678,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"MGreathouse-Response","description":"What are some factors (internal, external) that contribute to how these people think and\/or understand their lives?
\nWhat are some of the advantages to how these people think about self and\/or life--insights, work, etc. that are unique and have intellectual\/cultural\/etc. value?
\nWhat are some things that these people have struggled with in their lives? How might the struggles have influenced these people's thinking? This is a totally speculative question. Just do your best using what you have seen in the videos, etc. to make the best guess you can.
\nHow are these people different from you (both internal and external factors)? How are they different from each other?
\nIf these people in your classroom\/work place or a parent of one of your students, where do you think there might be misunderstandings?
\nWhat could you do to develop a positive relationship with this person?
\nThe most important factor is the people around them. Their family and friends try to help them to fit in a have a normal life. They do not shield them from their disability, but instead teaches them to embrace it. Also they grew up knowing they were different, but it did not change them. They learned to change them around them. They have learned to adjust their lives to do the things that they love and the things that make them happy. They are more adjusted than most people without a disability. Even though they have struggled with just trying to normal and trying to do what everyone else does, they know do not make excuses for who they are and what hand life has dealt them. They have even learned that some people will except them, others will not and they are ok with it. They stand strong and eventually win people over to their because of who they are. Just because they can\u2019t do what others do, does not stop them from being human. You can\u2019t catch what they have and you can\u2019t change it. This is the lesson they are trying to teach others. Even one has the same ambitions in life. To be able to lead a life that is normal to them and be accepted for who they are and not what they have.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61106204","dateCreated":"1355676267","smartDate":"Dec 16, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"laeling1","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/laeling1","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/capitaledpsych.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61106204"},"dateDigested":1532724678,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Lianna Aeling response ","description":"What are some of the advantages to how these people think about self and\/or life--insights, work, etc. that are unique and have intellectual\/cultural\/etc. value?
\nThe way Ray Charles thinks is very beneficial and advantageous. Even though awful things have happened to him, losing his parents and younger brother, he believes that things have opposites, so for every bad thing that happens, there is a good thing. He chooses to focus on all of his success and awards and therefore, has a very positive outlook.
\nBryan Arnold has a very unique perspective on life despite his depilating disease. He focuses on his friends, and things he likes to do and is still able to do like play basketball, ski, go to school. He is hopeful that a cure will be found but for now accepts the fact his health is going to continue to get worse.
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\nWhat are some things that these people have struggled with in their lives? How might the struggles have influenced these people's thinking? This is a totally speculative question. Just do your best using what you have seen in the videos, etc. to make the best guess you can.
\nRay Charles had a very difficult childhood; his dad abandoned his family, his watched is brother die, he lost his eyesight and his mother died when he was 15. For a lot of people, these things would tear them down and ruin them. Ray however; choose to focus on his talent and the merit he had to earn all that he had.
\nBryan Arnold was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at a young and has since become more and more paralyzed in his abilities. He is very hopefully and wants to remain as normal as possible. He thinks of himself as a being just like any other kid.
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\nHow are these people different from you (both internal and external factors)? How are they different from each other?
\nI differ from Bryan in the obvious fact that I don\u2019t suffer from such an awful disease. I do try to think positively and focus on my advantages. After seeing this video, I realize I have a lot more in common however with Ray Charles having recently gone through traumatic family losses. Listening to him talk actually gave me comfort and a new way of thinking about things. With all the terrible things in life, you have to think about their opposites and hope for the better things in life to happen.
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\nIf these people in your classroom\/work place or a parent of one of your students, where do you think there might be misunderstandings?
\nWith someone like this in my classroom, I would try my hardest to avoid misunderstandings. It would be easy with Bryan Arnold as my grandpa suffered from muscular dystrophy, so I realize how hard it is. I child like Ray Charles however, would be easier to misunderstand. It would take him being open and tell me what was going on in order for me to understand. If he did, I would be able to personally relate and be comforting and accommodating.
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\nWhat could you do to develop a positive relationship with this person?
\n To develop a positive relationship, I would try to talk to these people and relate to them in a personal basis. I would play basketball with Bryan and want to listen to music with Ray Charles.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"61074064","dateCreated":"1355264795","smartDate":"Dec 11, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"kleitschuh","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kleitschuh","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/capitaledpsych.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/61074064"},"dateDigested":1532724678,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Teaching All Students, pt.1","description":"Choose two people among the videos.
\nI chose Nick Jonas and Jenny LaBaw
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\nWhat are some factors (internal, external) that contribute to how these people think and\/or understand their lives?
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\nFor Nick Jonas, who has been diagnosed since he was 13 years old, he states that he understands the importance in tracking his blood sugar and the importance of taking care of himself so his diagnosis doesn\u2019t lead to worse effects such as blindness.
\nFor Jenny LaBaw, who was diagnosed at age 8, she has learned to use her diagnosis of epilepsy as a positive push in her life goals instead of letting it hold her back in life.
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\nWhat are some of the advantages to how these people think about self and\/or life--insights, work, etc. that are unique and have intellectual\/cultural\/etc. value?
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\nI think in both Nick Jonas and Jenny LaBaw\u2019s videos they are trying to show the world that they don\u2019t use their dieses and diagnosis as a crutch through life but learning to over come and live a normal life as mush as possible. They are both trying to be models for people all over the world in their same situation and how it doesn\u2019t make them any less normal but yet more unique in a special way.
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\nWhat are some things that these people have struggled with in their lives?
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\nFor Nick Jonas, loss of weight, mood swings and light-headedness are a few of the symptoms he needs to constantly be aware of as well of preparing and taking his insulin to keep his blood sugar normal.
\nAs for Jenny LaBaw, the medication she is on keeps her from having server seizures but it causes her to have a numbing feeling 24\/7 in her arm for when she has a seizure the numbing feeling turns into extreme pains.
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\nHow might the struggles have influenced these people's thinking? This is a totally speculative question. Just do your best using what you have seen in the videos, etc. to make the best guess you can.
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\nI think from both views of the videos that Nick and Jenny are great at keeping positive thoughts through their struggles. As stated before I think these videos were made to not only make them role models for people around the world going through the same thing but also as awareness that they can be diagnosed and use it to strive for a normal happy life.
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\nHow are these people different from you (both internal and external factors)? How are they different from each other?
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\nOther than living with a diagnosis I find myself in common with both Nick and Jenny. I chose these videos because through my years of volleyball I have played with girls that have both been diagnosed with diabetes and epilepsy. Just like these videos, my teammates have never used their diagnosis as a crutch but as a reason to strive for success. They don\u2019t want to be looked at differently than any other person but to live a normal life.
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\nIf these people in your classroom\/work place or a parent of one of your students, where do you think there might be misunderstandings?
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\nI think as long as there was knowledge of the diagnosis there could be a lot of misunderstandings avoided. But if they think that you are treating them differently due to their diagnosis I can see that bringing up complications due to them wanting to be treated normal.
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\nWhat could you do to develop a positive relationship with this person?
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\nI would try to make them feel as comfortable as possible. If normal is the way they want to be treated then I would do whatever I could to make them feel like any other child. Of course due to the diagnosis they have, accommodations may be made.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"60990800","dateCreated":"1354496036","smartDate":"Dec 2, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"ChristineAngi","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ChristineAngi","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/capitaledpsych.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/60990800"},"dateDigested":1532724679,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Response","description":"I chose to use Mike Skullman and Jenny LaBaw.
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\nWhat are some factors (internal, external) that contribute to how these people think and\/or understand their lives?
\nWith Mike Skullman he takes a both very positive and accepting approach to his life. He understands what makes him different from other people around him and he also knows how to embrace this. He is able to take from what is different about himself to inspires others with ADHD to not feel bad able being who they are and acting such. With Jenny LaBaw she is extremely proactive about her situation. She understands her condition with epilepsy but instead of accepting all that comes with being a person living with epilepsy she has decided to be active in pushing the boundaries of what holds her back in her day to day life. Jenny chooses to always push and not take no for an answer.
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\nWhat are some of the advantages to how these people think about self and\/or life--insights, work, etc. that are unique and have intellectual\/cultural\/etc. value?
\nAdvantages to how they both think in my opinion root from being told no or they cant do something. This gives them twice as much drive as anyone without a disability. People definitely take for granted that we are able to do all the things we do but with Jenny she was told she could never drive or never have kids but she had the heart and the drive to say no I can do those things and I will.
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\nWhat are some things that these people have struggled with in their lives? How might the struggles have influenced these people's thinking?
\nIn the way of Mike, he has struggled with trying to control the way he thinks and functions and realizing that he may not need to do that at all. His mind running 1000 miles a minutes and he is constantly thinking all sorts of things all at once. He embarks on projects and gets detracted half way through and he can not stay focused on a single thing for too long. In the way of Jenny she struggles with a physical ailment and is not always in control of her range of movement have both spazzums and seizures at the drop of a hat. She is not able to drive or have children and I\u2019m sure there is even more. This has influenced these peoples think my giving them a driven attitude to want to be able to do everything they know they are able to.
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\nHow are these people different from you (both internal and external factors)? How are they different from each other?
\nJenny is different from me because I do not have to deal with they discomfort she faces on a daily basis and a whole range of physical incapability\u2019s. Mike is different from me in how he thinks and functions. His mind is always racing and he is not always able to control that. They are similar to each other in that they both face their issue day to day but it may not be something you may be able to actively notice about them. They are different in that Mike disability is mental where as Jennys is physical.
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\nIf these people in your classroom\/work place or a parent of one of your students, where do you think there might be misunderstandings?
\nI think having someone whos disability is mental is where there could be more room for misunderstanding, like in Matts case. When you are able to readily see what someone is struggling with it is hard to not notice it and be compassionate. When you have a student who may have ADHD things can get more blurry. I babysat for 5 years for a child with ADHD and before he was diagnosed it felt like I was dealing with an extremely difficult child. After I was able to understand that he thinks different and when he is acting \u201cdifficult\u201d it is not to get a rise out of anyone but it is out of his control.
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\nWhat could you do to develop a positive relationship with this person?
\nWhat you can do to develop a positive relationship with a student who is different from you who you may have misunderstandings with is to first research and find out all you can about the students disability and the student him\/herself. This can give you better insight into how the student is seeing and understand thing in different situations.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"60914170","dateCreated":"1353879199","smartDate":"Nov 25, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"karibradley","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/karibradley","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/capitaledpsych.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/60914170"},"dateDigested":1532724679,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Kari Bradley Response","description":"I chose to use Mike Skullman (ADHD) and Rene Moreno (Down Syndrome).
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\nWhat are some factors (internal, external) that contribute to how these people think and\/or understand their lives?
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\nMike Skullman- I think Mike\u2019s ADHD definitely influences how he thinks and understands things. It\u2019s like he is working in fast forward, and the rest of the world is at \u201cnormal\u201d speed. I assume that it was frustrating for him, when he was younger, and other students did not have the issues focusing and what not like he did. Like he said, if you see the sun, someone without ADHD will say something like, \u201cOh, look, it\u2019s the sun.\u201d However, if he sees the sun of variety of things go through his mind.
\nRene Moreno- I think Rene\u2019s Down Syndrome contributes to how he thinks\/understands his life. I think his family and friends also contribute. He seemed like a totally happy man. They allow him to play all these games and what not, and I think that allows him to look at the world like it\u2019s perfect and there\u2019s nothing wrong. On the other hand, I think he was ready to grow up, as he mentioned in the video at one point that he wanted to get his own house, and didn\u2019t want his mom to call him a baby anymore.
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\nWhat are some of the advantages to how these people think about self and\/or life--insights, work, etc. that are unique and have intellectual\/cultural\/etc. value?
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\nMike Skullman- He seems extremely smart and talented. I think he looks at the world in an interesting way, wanted to dissect things to understand them better (the old computer). I think that this has great intellectual value.
\nRene Moreno- I think he lives a very innocent, but happy, life. When he was talking about getting fired from his job, he wasn\u2019t necessarily upset that he no longer had a job, but he was upset that he could no longer help people with their bags. I think we need more people like this in the world. I think he is very unique, and is very valuable to our society.
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\nWhat are some things that these people have struggled with in their lives? How might the struggles have influenced these people's thinking?
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\nMike Skullman- I think he definitely struggled with his schooling. Through his video, he appeared to be very smart, but just could not focus on anything. I think this could have caused him to feel down about himself.
\nRene Moreno- I think Rene struggled in a lot of aspects. He probably has had troubles making friends, completing his schooling, and finding a job. I think that people with Down Syndrome are easy to physically identify (because of the physical aspects of the issue), and this caused people to automatically judge him.
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\nHow are these people different from you (both internal and external factors)? How are they different from each other?
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\nI think these people are different from me just because of their ADHD and Down Syndrome. I think that, because I do not suffer from either of these, I have had the luxury of schooling and different jobs, and I think that\u2019s a shame.
\nI think they are different from one another because, from looking at Mike Skullman, you wouldn\u2019t be able to tell that he has ADHD. If he is properly medicated, you\u2019d have to ask to find out. With Rene, you know just from looking at him.
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\nIf these people in your classroom\/work place or a parent of one of your students, where do you think there might be misunderstandings?
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\nI think that there are a lot of misunderstandings when it comes to ADHD and Down Syndrome. I think if these people were in my workplace, they would get treated different because of their disorders. However, I think they just want to be treated like everyone else.
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\nWhat could you do to develop a positive relationship with this person?
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\nIn order to develop positive relationships with both of these individuals, I would treat them like everyone else. I think Rene desperately wants to be treated like an adult. I would still love to play his games with him, as he seems to really enjoy them, but I\u2019d help him with being an adult, like the man in the video who was teaching him how to drive. I think these people just want to be treated like everyone else.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"58781892","body":"People tend to want to be accepted and appreciate (Carl Rogers had it right). Unfortunately, a lot of people have a hard time respecting and finding strengths in people with obvious disabilities.","dateCreated":"1354393475","smartDate":"Dec 1, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"COCapitalU","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/COCapitalU","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"60836598","dateCreated":"1352925330","smartDate":"Nov 14, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"cbpries","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cbpries","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/capitaledpsych.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/60836598"},"dateDigested":1532724679,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Carly Pries-Response","description":"What are some factors (internal, external) that contribute to how these people think and\/or understand their lives?
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\nWith Jenny LaBaw, factors that contribute to how she thinks and understands her life is understanding what she has, epilepsy, and understanding how she is told her life will be and then what she is going to do to make her life what she wants it to be rather than listening to what other people tell her. Internally, Jenny knew that she wanted to do all of the things that the doctors told her she couldn\u2019t, she has been very successful and has a powerful internal drive to live the life that she wants. External factors would be what the doctors tell her and medications she has to take but Jenny chose to make her own rules rather than live by what the doctors tell her.
\nFor Bryan Arnold, external factors that contribute to the way he thinks and understands his life would be his physical impairment because of muscular dystrophy and the way that his peers see him. The only thing that this changes is his mobility and his health, as he has to undergo many surgeries. Internally, Bryan is a normal kid who likes to do the same things as everyone else, all Bryan wants is for people to see him for who he is and to look past his physical disability. He may have an external setback but he still has a full future ahead of him that he is very excited about. This was a very touching video.
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\nWhat are some of the advantages to how these people think about self and\/or life--insights, work, etc. that are unique and have intellectual\/cultural\/etc. value?
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\nAdvantages to how Jenny LaBaw things are that she has so much more drive and motivation because she is determined to show that she can do anything she wants even though she has to deal with Epilepsy, it has great value especially to other people with Epilepsy because she serves as a great inspiration to them and can really help them if they are struggling to deal with it.
\nThe advantages that Brian Arnold has is that he just wants to be seen as a normal kid and this has a lot of cultural value because Brian really knows what it is like to see a person for who they are and to look past any differences a person may have. A lot of people are very quick to judge a book by its cover but Brian knows how that feels and he can see people for who they are just as he wants people to see him for who he really is.
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\nWhat are some things that these people have struggled with in their lives? How might the struggles have influenced these people's thinking? This is a totally speculative question. Just do your best using what you have seen in the videos, etc. to make the best guess you can.
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\nJenny LaBaw said the hardest part was getting it out there, she struggled with telling people what would happen and sometimes she would need people to help when she had a seizure. I think it has influenced her thinking because reaching out and helping others and telling people about her condition has really made her a stronger person.
\nWith Brian Arnold it is similar to my previous answer where he struggles with not just his muscles failing but with how other people fail to see him for who he really is. This has influenced people\u2019s thinking because he can see past external factors and see people for who they really are.
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\nHow are these people different from you (both internal and external factors)? How are they different from each other?
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\nThey are different from me based on the different struggles and obstacles they deal with that I don\u2019t have to deal with on a day-to-day basis or even at all. They are different from each other because they both also have different struggles that they deal with as Jenny has Epilepsy and Brian has muscular dystrophy.
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\nIf these people in your classroom\/work place or a parent of one of your students, where do you think there might be misunderstandings?
\nWhat could you do to develop a positive relationship with this person?
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\nThere may be misunderstandings in not knowing what the person has to deal with on a daily basis so if anything is not completed or if something cannot be done it is important to understand where that person is coming from. To develop positive relationship with this person you can really get to know them as a person and understand their disability by looking into it and helping them be successful in any way that you can.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"58781956","body":"I chose the Brian Arnold video because I have had a student with the same kind of muscular dystrophy and have learned a lot through watching this video and others, learning more about md.
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\nGetting to know students individually helps you to be a great teacher.","dateCreated":"1354393712","smartDate":"Dec 1, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"COCapitalU","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/COCapitalU","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"60389024","dateCreated":"1349311968","smartDate":"Oct 3, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"arutsky","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/arutsky","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/capitaledpsych.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/60389024"},"dateDigested":1532724679,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Andrew Rutsky Response","description":"What are some factors (internal, external) that contribute to how these people think and\/or understand their lives?
\n\u2022 Mike Skullman had ADHD, which causes him to be very active and want to achieve a lot. He describes how he thinks about something by playing more than one person talking at once, which is very overwhelming and confusing. Jenny Labow has epilepsy, which causes her to have seizures. He medicine stops them but causes her arm to tingle. She understands this and it motivates her to lead a normal life and achieve everything she wants.
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\nWhat are some of the advantages to how these people think about self and\/or life--insights, work, etc. that are unique and have intellectual\/cultural\/etc. value?
\n\u2022 I think that both Mike and Jenny\u2019s conditions motivate them to lead successful lives. In Jenny\u2019s video you can see her lifting heavy weights, without her motivation to succeed and lead a normal life she may never have achieved that. Mike decided that he didn\u2019t need Ritalin to lead a normal life, and understands that he is very active. He doesn\u2019t \u201cblame\u201d his ADHD for his hyperactivity, but attributes it to boredom and a fast paced world. Both people could have made excuses to why they aren\u2019t succeeding or leading the lives they wanted, but both of them have accepted their conditions which I think is an advantage to how they think about them selves.
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\nWhat are some things that these people have struggled with in their lives? How might the struggles have influenced these people's thinking? This is a totally speculative question. Just do your best using what you have seen in the videos, etc. to make the best guess you can.
\n\u2022 Both Mike and Jenny may have struggled with understanding their conditions as kids and dealing with them. Mike struggled with Ritalin but overcame his need for it. Jenny seems to have overcome her seizures through using medicine. These struggles could have set them back or put them down, but from the videos I think that they motivated them to overcome adversity within their lives.
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\nHow are these people different from you (both internal and external factors)? How are they different from each other?
\nIf these people in your classroom\/work place or a parent of one of your students, where do you think there might be misunderstandings?
\nWhat could you do to develop a positive relationship with this person?
\n\u2022 Although I don\u2019t have epilepsy or ADHD, I have had some struggles within my life that I have had to overcome. Within athletics I have suffered some setback from injury but they have motivated me to come back and succeed. Also, sometimes I try to do too many things at once and can\u2019t balance all my activities, similar to Mike. If I had someone in my classroom with epilepsy I think that we would have a pretty good understanding of each other. I would just have to make sure to communicate with them\/their parents and understand their condition to the fullest. If I had someone with ADHD in my classroom I would have to make sure to be patient and understanding of their condition. To develop a positive relationship with each person I would need to be understanding of them and provide them with all the resources they need to succeed in my classroom.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"58247044","body":"I have found that when I am unfamiliar with a condition, that web research plus lots of communication with parents works really well. That way I can provide the kind of learning experience that works for the individual student.","dateCreated":"1352742276","smartDate":"Nov 12, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"COCapitalU","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/COCapitalU","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}