CHILD ABUSE! Downs Syndrome babies are particulary sensitive to light and noise

[zulchzulu]

When Sarah Palin decided to have her child (or...) Trig exposed to loud noise and extreme light at night with Downs Syndrome, she was not only abusing the poor child but also used the baby as a prop for some kind of political gain.

This should be reported IMMEDIATELY.

[TwilightGardener]

1. My husband was stunned at how she uses her baby like a prop.

And he's not Mr. Sensitive. So if he noticed, musta looked bad.

[notadmblnd]

2. Don't worry aboud it... life is only important to them before it's born

after that, neglect and abuse away.

[mucifer]

3. Oh please! I'm a pediatric nurse.Down's babies should be with their families not sheltered

like you are suggesting. The baby as a prop thing is annoying tho.

[zulchzulu]

8. Someone I know who works with Downs Syndrome babies for a living told me about this

I trust her on the assessment.

Having the child in those conditions was abusive. Using the child as a prop is beyond reproach.

[alittlelark]

11. My 2 perfectly normal babies would have been freaked out!

WHY do that to a child?

[ColbertWatcher]

4. I thought the noise would disturb most babies. n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

5. I thought that was the case for albinos? nt

[lutherj]

6. Relax, they probably gave him a tranquilizer to keep him quiet.

[alittlelark]

7. I just spent 10 or so minutes surfing... disturbing

Lets hope 'her' child does not have to deal w/ ANY of these issues.



http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/summer98/downsynd.htm

Addressing hearing and vision related issues in an educational setting

The vision and hearing loss which frequently occurs, especially when combined with other issues associated with this syndrome, can mean significant problems for these children in any educational setting. Buckley and Bird offer some specific suggestions for addressing both vision and hearing loss in educational settings in their book Meeting the Educational Needs of Children with Down Syndrome. Information from their book can be found on Downsnet at <www.downsnet.org>, and parents and professionals working with the child who has Down syndrome may want to review this literature.
Speaking and listening

"Children with Down syndrome have a range of specific learning difficulties that, combined together, make learning to speak in sentences very hard to achieve. Although their expressive language difficulties are greater than their comprehension difficulties, they do have delays in developing comprehension that may be made worse by hearing loss." (Buckley & Bird 1994) A child with a conductive loss brought about by otitis media may be able to hear the teacher some days and other days will not. It just depends on whether or not there is fluid in the middle ear. We have all experienced this phenomenon from time to time when we have had a bad head cold.

If the otitis media persists and the fluid thickens the child may have a constant mild hearing loss. This can effect the child's ability to perceive the differences between some consonant sounds. This means that if I said, for example, "bat the ball" the child might think I said "pat the doll". In other words, the child will have to figure out what I said based on the context of our conversation. He may also miss information that would help him to understand plural endings (plate/plates) or verb endings related to tense (stop/stopped). Single, short instructions may be easy for the child to figure out, but longer sentences may prove to be confusing. Language development can be impacted negatively.

Of course, the child may also have a sensorineural hearing loss alone or in combination with the conductive hearing loss. Evaluation to determine if there would be a benefit to using hearing aids is important, as well as the need for services of a speech/language therapist. Many children with Down syndrome benefit from using sign language (even if they are not hearing impaired). It is important to understand the impact of the child's hearing loss in accessing information in the classroom. Mild hearing losses, even a 15 decibel loss, have been shown to affect children's progress in school. (Buckley & Bird, 1994) Some strategies discussed by Buckley and Bird that should be employed in classrooms to help children with mild hearing loss include:


There is soo much more out there.
It's actually quite sad/depressing.

[madrchsod]

10. some adults who have ds have "behaivors" because of these issues

trig is never going to be "normal". from everything i have read and seen sarah is does`t want to face this for the rest of her life. he`s never going to be perfect in her mind

[madrchsod]

9. my wife works with adults with downs syndrome

even adults have issues varying degrees with light and noise. subjecting a baby with downs syndrome to this environment is cruel.

sarah has shown no bonding with that child which is very important with special needs babies. it`s 24 hr seven day a week care and it`s not up to her children to raise trig

[zulchzulu]

12. Palin is a classic absentee mom

Abusing her child (if that's even true) is a shame...