Down syndrome is a genetic condition which causes varying degrees of learning disability as well as other health problems. Nearly one baby in every 1000 born in the UK has the condition. Parents are often frightened and confused by the birth of a baby with Down syndrome, and they need reassu...
Podiatric disorders among children with Down syndrome and learning disability. Dev Med Child Neurol 1995;37(February (2)):131-4.Prasher VP, Robinson L, Krishnan VHR, Chung MC. Podiatric disorders among children with Down-syndrome and learning-disability. Dev Med Child Neurol 1995;37:131-4....
Down's syndrome is one of the most common genetic causes of learning disability. Around 750 babies are born with the condition each year in the UK. Down's syndrome affects people of all races, religions and economic backgrounds equally. The condition is caused by the presence of an extra co...
Down's syndrome doi:10.7748/ldp.21.3.16.s17DOWN syndromeThe article mentions the reason why Down's syndrome, or trisomy 21, is considered the most commonly recognised chromosomal abnormality.Learning Disability PracticeMarsh, Lynne
Down syndrome is a genetic condition which causes varying degrees of learning disability as well as other health problems. Nearly one baby in every 1000 born in the UK has the condition. Parents are often frightened and confused by the birth of a baby with Down syndrome, and they need reassu...
and controlling their lives. Similarly, people with Down's syndrome may also use self-talk as a way of directing their behavior, expressing their feelings and making sense of what is sometimes a very confusing world. Change can be very disorientating especially if one has alearning disability. ...
Did you know, for instance, that there are parents of young children with Down’s syndrome who have had to force local authorities to give their children an EHCP? That there are children with Down’s syndrome (a well-known learning disability, with a well-known learning profile, and a...
Every year 6,000 parents across the country are informed that their child has a genetic disorder called Down Syndrome (“National Down Syndrome Society,” n.d.). Within a matter of minutes parents learn that children with Down Syndrome can also have a variety of other conditions and disorders...
This disorder leads to lifelong intellectual disability and dvelopmental delays and can cause health problems in some people. It is one of the most common genetic disorder and may cause children to have learning disabilities. The quality of life for people with Down syndrome can be improved by ...
Down syndrome encompasses a number of genetic disorders, of which trisomy 21 (a non disjunction) is the most representative, causing highly variable degrees of learning difficulties as well as physical disabilities. It is named for John Langdon Down, the British doctor who first described it in ...