My Brother's Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder

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Understanding Disabilities Within the Family The first day of school can cause children to feel a variety of emotions, such as joyous, enthusiastic, and comfortable. On the other hand, on the first day of school my brother, Alexander feels nervous, timid, hesitant, vulnerable, and overwhelmed. I consider my brother to be special, he is not like other second graders. My brother, Alexander, has a severe speech impairment, Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder (OMD). His Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder greatly affects his personal life and strongly impacts his education. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004) defines speech or language impairment as a communication disorder that adversely affects a child’s educational …show more content…

Since my brother has OMD, which is a speech impairment it does not impact my family greatly. My parents are responsible for the care of my brother, but I help whenever it is needed. Due to the fact my brother has a speech impairment, my parents can work outside of my home. Of course, when we have family engagements, my family tends to shelter my brother from talking, in order to prevent him from feeling embarrassed or frustrated when he talks. Our family and friends are well aware my brother has OMD, therefore, they treat him like any other person. Our family and friends are patient and understanding of my brother when he talks and they do not discriminate or segregate him because of his OMD. Moreover, our family’s daily routines are normal. At home as a family we try to practice some methods and techniques we learn from his SLP, so that he can improve his speech. On the other hand, just because my brother has OMD, my family and I expect him to have a bright future. My family and I expect my brother to improve his OMD and ultimately hope that someday he will be able to speak normally. Due to his OMD, my brother persistent and works extremely hard on achieving his goals, graduate from an ivy league university and become a successful business

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