PPT-Down Syndrome

By Jessica Kotelnicki What is it A developmental disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 Having this extra chromosome means that each gene may be producing more protein then normal The condition leads to impairments in both cognitive ability and physical growth that range from mild to moderate. d5772557718577995734757361577255772557754576905734757602577185762657347D 573475736257630577185775457740576305734757725576405734757754577815762657693576305774457347577255771857347 d5772557718577995734757361577255772557754576905819757347D576305771157 red up down down up down down up yellow grey-blue up down down up grey-blue russet peacock peacock russet russet blue red up down down up green green white (blue) Kitchen Servants' Dormitory Scullery http://www.down-syndrome.info/library/periodicals/dsnu/03/04/ Down Syndrome News and Update 3(4), 128-131 Magic and sparkles: a creative approach to modifying children’s behaviour Sarah’s c Down syndrome is a common condition caused by having Down Syndrome. 1958 Jerome Lejeune and his team identified trisomy 21 (47 chromosomes-one extra chromosome 21 in cells) as cause of Down Syndrome. Only 2 years after it was discovered that the typical number of . Supporting meaningful employment of people with Down syndrome. What is Down syndrome . Down syndrome is the most common genetic disability.. . It is not an illness or a disease. Down syndrome is caused when a person is born with an extra chromosome. People with Down syndrome have 47 chromosomes instead of 46. They have an extra chromosome 21, which is why Down syndrome is sometimes known as trisomy 21. . Trisomy . 21 . 47,XX,+21 . 47,XY,+21. Module 2 Culminating. Down Syndrome: An Overview. Down Syndrome . is a set of physical and cognitive symptoms . (mild to moderate intellectual delays) . that results from having . Richard Newton. Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Dr Patricia D. Jackson. EDINBURGH. HEARING. Hearing Problems in Children . with Down’s Syndrome. Common . problem > 50% . conductive loss >40db. This guide describes and illustrates more than 100 activities for parents and professionals to practice with infants and children from birth through age six. Checklists and statistics allow readers to track, plan, and maximize a child\'s progress. This guide describes and illustrates more than 100 activities for parents and professionals to practice with infants and children from birth through age six. Checklists and statistics allow readers to track, plan, and maximize a child\'s progress. February 2017 1610 Luther Lane, Park Ridge, IL 60068 847 - 318 - 2303 Thyroid, Weight, and Metabolism Brian Chicoine, MD Medical Director We were sent a question about thyroid, weight, and metabolism What is Down Syndrome?. Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome. . Chromosomes are small “packages” of genes in the body. They determine how a baby’s body forms and functions as it grows during pregnancy and after birth. . from. Parents. ’. Perspectives. .. A. Look . at. Cardiac . S. creening. Dr Emma Pascall, . MBChB. , . BSc. Foundation Year One – Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Trust. Penny Green, Professor Robert . In 1866, an English doctor named John Langdon DOWN described the characteristics of Down syndrome. . What were some of the characteristics John Langdon Down observed?. Your body is made up of TRILLIONS of cells. Each cell is a copy of a single cell that divided itself to make all the cells in your body. Your cells need instructions to create who you are. Your DNA, genes and chromosomes work together to tell your body how to form and function. .