My swanky padlet - Down's Syndrome by Lily Sullivan https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs Lily Sullivan and Claire Hauck en-us 2023-04-06 14:27:35 UTC 2025-11-24 15:57:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Down's Syndrome lilysullivan726 https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546348232 2023-04-06 14:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546348232 How Down's Syndrome Occurs lilysullivan726 https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546355083 Down's Syndrome is not usually inherited. It is caused by Trisomy 21, which is when chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis. Trisomy 21 is random, but the likelihood of having a baby with Down's Syndrome increases with age, as older parents tend to have children with Down's Syndrome more often than younger parents. Usually Down's Syndrome occurs in egg cells, only occasionally happening in sperm cells.]]> 2023-04-06 14:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546355083 Percentage of People Affected lilysullivan726 https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546360660 About 1 in every 700 babies are born with Down's Syndrome each year. This means about 6,000 babies.]]> 2023-04-06 14:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546360660 Symptoms lilysullivan726 https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546363327 People with Down's Syndrome generally have slanted, upturned eyes, a flatter nose bridge, a shorter neck, and smaller ears, hands, and feet, and are sometimes shorter than average.

People with Down's Syndrome can also be more prone to have ear infections, hearing loss, eye diseases, vision problems, sleep apnea, or congenital heart disease.]]> 2023-04-06 14:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546363327 Treatment lilysullivan726 https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546374980 Treatment varies with the individual. There is no one, standard treatment. The disorder itself cannot be cured, but it can be helped.

People with Down's Syndrome can have special education, vocal therapists, physical therapists, special doctors, and tools to help with certain symptoms, like hearing aids and bands to help with movement.]]> 2023-04-06 15:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546374980 Research lilysullivan726 https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546379502 Since 2011, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) joined with different organizations to form the Down's Syndrome Consortium. Their goal is to build and encourage ongoing research about Down's Syndrome, like causes, treatment, and prevention.]]> 2023-04-06 15:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546379502 The Global Down's Syndrome Foundation (GDSF) lilysullivan726 https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546383895 The Global Down's Syndrome Foundation is a public non-profit organization dedicated to ameliorating the lives of people with Down's Syndrome by providing medical care, education, and advocacy.]]> 2023-04-06 15:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546383895 Child with Down's Syndrome lilysullivan726 https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546387046 2023-04-06 15:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546387046 Karyotype of Trisomy 21 lilysullivan726 https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546388146 2023-04-06 15:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546388146 Down's Syndrome Physical Characteristics lilysullivan726 https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546391320 2023-04-06 15:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lilysullivan726/zgaiz88kbaop8sgs/wish/2546391320