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A Down syndrome pedigree chart is hard to make because Down syndrome is not inheritable you can not accurately find out if a child is going to have Down syndrome.

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Down Syndrome Baby Singing for the First Time

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Down Syndrome Baby Singing for the First Time

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Uploaded by Noah's Dad (Down Syndrome Awareness) on 2012-09-28.

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-Receptive and expressive language
-Communication (Sign language)
-Oral motor skills
-Feeding skills

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-Strengthen motor skills
-Increase muscle strength
-Improve posture, balance, and coordination

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-Fine motor skills
-Gross motor skills
-Sensory integration
-Self care skills

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-One in every 691 babies in the United States is born with Down syndrome.
-In 90% of Down Syndrome cases, the additional chromosome comes from the mother's egg and not the father's sperm
-Down syndrome was originally described in 1866 by John Langdon Down.

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What is currently being done to find out more/cure this disorder?

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What is currently being done to find out more/cure this disorder?

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Purpose: In this study we will be observing characteristics of speech motor skills of children with Down syndrome. These skills have been seen as either Childhood Dysarthria or more commonly as Childhood Apraxia of Speech. This studies objective was to investigate motor speech deficits in a systematic manner, keeping in mind features of both Childhood Dysarthria and Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

Method: Motor speech assessments were tested on seven 11-year old children with Down Syndrome in contrast with younger, typically-developing children using a Language-Neutral Assessment of Motor Speech for young children. Furthermore, the motor speech and non-speech oral motor skills of all participants were analyzed qualitatively using an investigator checklist of characteristics of CAS, CD and Motor Speech Disorder–Not Otherwise Specified.

Result: The results of this study showed that the children with Down Syndrome showed signs of Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Childhood Dysarthria and Motor Speech Disorder-Not Other Specified, with inconsistency throughout the group and corresponding symptoms of the disorder types. This finding is different from preceding expectations that children with Down Syndrome have either Childhood Dysarthria or Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

Conclusion: The motor speech disorders associated with Down Syndrome is very complex. The data provided some primary descriptions of motor speech disorders and some tools that clinicians can now use when assessing motor speech skills of young children with Down Syndrome.

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How long is a person who has this disorder expected to live?

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How long is a person who has this disorder expected to live?

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As many as 80% of adults with Down syndrome reach age 60. In 1910 children with Down syndrome were only expected to live until age 5. Due to recent advances in heart surgery people with down syndrome related heart conditions have been able to live longer than ever before.

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What are the ways that an individual’s symptoms can be treated?

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What are the ways that an individual’s symptoms can be treated?

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There are no ways to "fix" Down syndrome so to speak but there are multiple treatment options giving by a speech, occupational , or physical therapist. There are also different treatments and concerns for different ages, for children they should have treatment for fine motor skills, gross motor skills, sensory problems, activities of daily living (ADL's),  feeding, and speech. Therapy for teenagers will focus on continuing to strengthen fine motor skills and gross motor skills as well as language and social interaction. They will also begin to explore options for work after school/graduation.

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What are characteristics of this disorder?

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What are characteristics of this disorder?

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Down syndrome is characterized by mental disabilities, heart problems, distinct set of facial and physical features, as well as high risk of leukemia, and Alzheimers-like dementia.

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How do doctors determine an individual is affected? 

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How do doctors determine an individual is affected? 

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The two types of tests doctors do to check for Down syndrome during pregnancy, are screening and diagnostic tests. Screening is a test that checks for certain sings in a mother’s blood, the most common tests are Triple Screen and Alpha-Fetoprotein Plus.

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Nondisjunction contributes to a large amount of Down syndrome cases. When a pair of chromosomes don’t separate the end result is an embryo with three copies of chromosome 21, the extra chromosome is copied into every single cell of the developing child.

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Down syndrome is an autosomal disorder caused by an extra copy of the chromosome 21, it is not sex-related as it does not effect the X or Y chromosomes. Down syndrome is a developmental disorder.