Orthopedic Impairment

Darico Crudup

Human Behavior

Darico Crudup

Prof. Ellis

Human Behavior

Orthopedic Impairment

Orthopedic Impairment is known as a severe physical impairment that adversely affects a child's learning and/or educational performance. (Ann Kuehnel , a teacher at the Springfield School District) . I know this a first hand, because on the date of September 3, 1988 I was born, other than, being a miracle baby, I had encountered a mild stroke at birth. I was born with this condition and it left me with limited use of my right hand and a limp with my right leg. Within every chapter of my life I has to reach higher than what is expected of because I have a disability. I can surround my situation in four theories that was taught in class. The Learning Theory researched by Ivan Pavlov, which is understood by two concepts that deals with two different learning conditions. The Cognition theory researched by Jean Piaget, which is more of a bias theory that states the learning process of what age ranges that a child learn the ability to take in information, processing information, storing it in your mind and then retrieving it. The Ecological Perspective is the roles of other around me that helps me deal with different situation and how to handle and maintain my disability. Lastly The Psychodynamic theory researched by Sigmen Frued ,which states, the different dimensions and defense mechanisms that are surrounded in life.

Early Life Experiences

I can remember when I was young. I was about seven or eight when I realized that I was different from other student within the facility that I was attending. Within my early school years I had to apply a brace on my arm and my leg only on the right side. I had to go to therapy class instead of going to the gym to play with the other children within my age range. I grew into what I was doing until I was in the sixth grade. I was placed into the special education classes because with having a physical disability it left me with ADD, which is problem with inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity, or a combination. I was in these type of programs until I was in the ninth grade. I honestly think that it had something to do with the ways I was learning. Growing up I had a lot of peer issues that is very common in the adolescent stages of my life but I think that I had it very hard because I had to prove people that I can be greater than what they thought I was. People til this day think that I am not capable of doing things because of my disability but going through things