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DOWN SYNDROME

DOWN SYNDROME. Oray Tornacı 1866391 GPC355. Outline. Description and Types of Down Syndrome Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Physical and Cognitive Differences Statistics Education of people with Down Syndrome Conclusion Part. What is Down Syndrome?. A special innate condition

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DOWN SYNDROME

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  1. DOWN SYNDROME • Oray Tornacı • 1866391 • GPC355

  2. Outline • Description and Types of Down Syndrome • Diagnosis of Down Syndrome • Physical and Cognitive Differences • Statistics • Education of people with Down Syndrome • Conclusion Part

  3. What is Down Syndrome? • A special innate condition • …and not a result of parent’s mistakes!(Spivey, 2006) • Associated with chromosomes • Three types:Trisomy(%95), Transcolation(%2-3), Mosaic(%1-2) [NDSS]

  4. Diagnosis..and may be Treatment? • Learning problems (Cunningham, 2006) • Physical Differences • Not Cure.. But?

  5. Physical,Cognitive and Social Problems/Differences • Flexible joints • Happy attitudes, playfullness • Emotions for everyone • Flatter face, almond-shaped eye,soft muscular tissues etc.

  6. Physical,Cognitive and Social Problems • Cardiovascular problems • Orthopaedic problems (Marder&Dennis, 2001) • Restricted movement • Ear,nose,throat problems

  7. Statistics • 1 baby in 800 (Spivey, 2006) • 100.000 in Turkey • 50% have heart defect • 50% hearing loss (Marder&Dennis, 2001) • 10% congenitial malformations • More risk for the pregnant older than 35

  8. Education • Joyful activities • APPG Education Working Group (APPG, 2012) • The program of Small Steps • The parents of the future

  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwkRA6hksJ0

  10. Some links to get support.. • National Down Syndrome Society — http://www.ndss.org/ • Down Syndrome; Understanding the Gift of Life — http://www.nas.com/downsyn/ • Down’s Syndrome Association — http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/ • National Down Syndrome Congress — http://www.ndsccenter.org/ • Kid’s Health; Down Syndrome — http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/down_syndrome.html

  11. What have we learned? • Supremacy or deficiency? • Not the fault of parents • No treatment, but better life standards • The importance Early Diagnosis • Chance for education

  12. References • Cunningham, C.(2006), Down Syndrome: An Introduction for Parents and Carers (3rd Edition), Souvenir Press • Black, B. (2006) Educational Software for Children with Down Syndrome –an Update, Down Syndrome News and Update 6(2), p. 66-68, ISSN:1463-6212 • Marder, E. and Dennis, J. (2001) Medical Management of Children with Down Syndrome, Current Paediatrics, 11, p.57-63 • Spivey, Becky L. (2006) What is Down Syndrome? Super Duper Publications, Handy Handouts, Number 116 • Sharma, Virendra (2012), Down Syndrome:Good Practice Guideline for Education, Retrieved from :http://www.ucl.ac.uk/educational-psychology/newsletter/resources/APPGDS_guidelines.pdf • National Down Syndrome Society, Down Syndrome, Retrieved from http://www.kcdsg.org/files/content/About%20Down%20Syndrome.pdf

  13. Thank You!

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