Down Syndromeby Madison Meadors

What are possible signs or symptoms for a person withDown Syndrome?

✤ Physical: almond shaped eyes, rounded face, small ears, larger tongue, short stature

✤ Mental: People with Down Syndrome learn slower than others

✤ Emotional: They are normal people with normal emotions, but sometimes stubborn as you can see :)

What is the cause of Down Syndrome?

✤ Down Syndrome is not a disease, but a disorder, therefore it cannot be inherited

✤ Down Syndrome is carried on chromosome 21

✤ It is caused by a chromosomal abnormality where there is an extra copy of chromosome 21

When is Down Syndrome diagnosed?

✤ Down Syndrome can be discovered as early as the fetus stage.

What can be done to cure Down Syndrome?

✤ There is no cure for this disorder currently.

✤ Babies affected with Down Syndrome have physical therapists to help them learn and grow.

✤ Having good health care and staying moderately active helps manage the disorder

What are the chances that a person with this disorder will pass it onto their offspring?

✤ There are no guarantees that this disorder will be passed on because it is so random

✤ However, older women typically have a higher risk of having children with Down Syndrome

Where can people with this disorder or families turn to for help?

✤ Down Syndrome Association of Memphis & the Mid-South a.k.a DSAM

How do we screen for or diagnose Down Syndrome?

✤ Cell-free fetal DNA analysis

✤ Integrated screening tests

✤ diagnostic tests

The history of Down Syndrome

✤ Doctor John Langdon Down discovered Down Syndrome and called it a disorder in 1866

✤ The causes of Down Syndrome were recently discovered in 1959

Interesting facts about Down Syndrome

✤ People with Down Syndrome typically have heart problems

✤ People with Down Syndrome are very loving and open, but they still have their days

✤ People with Down Syndrome get extremely excited about birthdays, parties, holidays...etc.

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✤ Perlstein, David. ‘‘Definition and Facts about Down Syndrome’’ emedicinehealth, 23 March 2017, www.emedicinehealth.com/down_syndrome/article_em.htm. Accessed 1 April 2017

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