Raymond's Run by Rich English https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf Downs Syndrome Characteristics en-us 2017-09-19 14:48:54 UTC 2026-03-10 12:07:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Group: 1 shreerocks7 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188948665
Most children with Down syndrome will have some type of vision and hearing problems.

Vision problems can include nearsightedness, farsightedness, crossed-eyes and even blocked tear ducts.

]]> 2017-09-19 15:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188948665 Group: 1 shreerocks7 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188949548 There are more than 400,000 people living with Down syndrome in the U.S.

]]> 2017-09-19 15:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188949548 Group: 1 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188949633 People with Down Syndrome live to about 60 years old. ]]> 2017-09-19 15:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188949633 Group: 1 shreerocks7 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188951168 Of all children born in this country annually, approximately 5,000 will have Down syndrome. The frequency of Down syndrome in the United States is approximately one in every 722 live births]]> 2017-09-19 15:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188951168 Group: 1 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188953637 There are three types of Down syndrome. The lowest is  T21 (or non-disjunction) this is when all of the cells have have an extra chromosome. 
In the middle there is Mosaic Down syndrome, where only some cells have an extra chromosome, but other cells in the body are typical.
The worst is Translocation Down syndrome is when someone has 3 of chromosome 21. ]]> 2017-09-19 15:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188953637 Group 2 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188964449 It may affect system or bodily functions, they have an increased risk of congenital heart defects, respiratory and hearing problems.
The condition leads to impairments in both cognitive ability and physical growth that range from mild to moderate developmental disabilities.

]]> 2017-09-19 15:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188964449 Group 2 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188967790 Down syndrome occurs in people of all races and economic levels.

]]> 2017-09-19 16:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188967790 Group 2 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188968516 People with down syndrome do attend school.

]]> 2017-09-19 16:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/188968516 Group 2 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189380643 Typically,  a baby is born with 46 chromosomes that have down syndrome.]]> 2017-09-20 15:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189380643 group 2 1102502 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189389399 Down syndrome was identified as a chromosomal condition in 1959]]> 2017-09-20 15:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189389399 Group 3 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189392966 Kenny Cridge is 77 and is the oldest living person with down syndrome ]]> 2017-09-20 15:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189392966 Group 3 1092583 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189393527 The exact cause of the extra chromosome that triggers Down syndrome is still unknown.

]]> 2017-09-20 15:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189393527 Group 3 113819 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189395796 Others assume that people with Down syndrome are always sick, that is false.

]]> 2017-09-20 15:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189395796 Group 3 1092583 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189397261 In Brian Skotko study, only 5% of parents reported feeling embarrassed by their child with Down syndrome.]]> 2017-09-20 15:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189397261 Group 3 1092583 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189399445 In 1983, the average life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome was a mere 25-years-old. Today, it’s 60.

]]> 2017-09-20 15:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189399445 group 3 1093131 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189400562 the older you get the better chance you have a kid with down syndrome]]> 2017-09-20 15:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189400562 group 4 107670 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189405431  downed syndrome can cause lazy eye and heart disease]]> 2017-09-20 16:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189405431 group 4 115172 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189405483  French physician Jérôme Lejeune identified Down syndrome as a chromosomal condition. Instead of the usual 46 chromosomes present in each cell, Lejeune observed 47 in the cells of individuals with Down syndrome.]]> 2017-09-20 16:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189405483 Group 4 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189405868 People with down syndrome have it all their life]]> 2017-09-20 16:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189405868 Group 4 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189805663 -Some common features of Down Syndrome are excessive flexibility and short height
-Life spans have increased dramatically for people with Down syndrome]]> 2017-09-21 15:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189805663 Group 4 1159501 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189806129 Some animals can have down syndrome including cats, tigers, lions, etc.]]> 2017-09-21 15:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189806129 1159501 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189807596 2017-09-21 15:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189807596 Group 5 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189808820 People with Down syndrome may have a variety of birth defects. About half of all affected children are born with a heart defect. Digestive abnormalities, such as a blockage of the intestine, are less common.


]]> 2017-09-21 15:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189808820 Group 5 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189809065 -More than 200,000 US cases per year. 
-Causes a distinct facial appearance.]]> 2017-09-21 15:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189809065 Group 5 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189809247 Most cases of Down syndrome are not inherited.]]> 2017-09-21 15:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189809247 Group 5 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189809345 People who have Down syndrome are more likely to have teeth problems]]> 2017-09-21 15:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189809345 Group 5 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189811131 People with Down syndrome have feelings just like us. They experience all of the emotions. They respond to positive expressions of friendship and are hurt and upset by inconsiderate behavior. ]]> 2017-09-21 15:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189811131 Group 5 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189811930 People with down syndrome don't have as many abilities then the average human. 

]]> 2017-09-21 15:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189811930 Group 5 https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189812561 For centuries, people with Down syndrome have been alluded to in art, literature and science. It wasn’t until the late nineteenth century, however, that John Langdon Down, an English physician, published an accurate description of a person with Down syndrome. ]]> 2017-09-21 15:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/renglish/t6aoy04a3dpf/wish/189812561