Down Syndrome- A common chromosome disorder due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21). When this happens people with this syndrome experience delays in mentality and a change in facial characteristics.
Some of the most common misunderstood facts:
Myth - Most children with Down Syndrome are born to older parents.
Fact - Most children with Down Syndrome are born to women younger than 35 years old simply because younger women have more children.
Myth - People with Down Syndrome are severely retarded.
Fact - Most people with Down Syndrome have IQ's that fall in the mild to moderate range
of intellectual disability.
Myth - People with Down Syndrome are always happy.
Fact - People with Down Syndrome have feelings just like everyone else in the population. They experience the full range of emotion. They respond to positive expressions of friendship and they are hurt and upset by inconsiderate behavior.
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Questions:
1.) What are the two types of Down Syndrome?
2.)During down syndrome,there are two ways to diagnose it. Name and explain the two ways of the diagnose.
3.)True or False- Most people with Down syndrome are institutionalized.
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1. I found 3 types, Standard trisomy 21, Translocation, and Mosaicism.
ReplyDelete2. Down syndrome can be tested for during pregnancy or after birth. The diagnosis is always based on the extra copy of chromosome 21, but final diagnosis may be made after birth because of distinct features the child may be born with.
3. False, most people with Down syndrome are in public education and live somewhat normal lives in society.
1. Trisomy 21 (about 95% of people with down syndrome have this type) and Mosaicism (occurs in about 1-2% of all people with Down Syndrome).
ReplyDelete2. There are two types of tests, screening and diagnostic tests.The most common screening tests are the Triple Screen and the Alpha-Fetoprotein Plus. These tests measure levels of certain substances in the blood. They can also use an ultrasound, which is when they look for physical signs of down syndrome.
3. False, many people with down syndrome live mostly normal lives.
1) Two types of down syndrom are Standard Trisomy 21 and Moaicism.
ReplyDelete2)Two ways to diagnose down syndrom are prenatally and at birth. In testing prenatally a doctor would use screening tests or diagnostic tests. Down syndrom is usually identified at birth by identifying certain physical traits.
3) False, many children with down syndrom attend regular schools, and most likely live normal lives.