DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME

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Description and Types of Down SyndromeDescription and Types of Down Syndrome

Diagnosis of Down SyndromeDiagnosis of Down Syndrome

Physical and Cognitive DifferencesPhysical and Cognitive Differences

Statistics Statistics

Education of people with Down SyndromeEducation of people with Down Syndrome

Conclusion PartConclusion Part

What is Down Syndrome?What is Down Syndrome?

A special innate conditionA special innate condition

……and not a result of parent’s mistakes!(Spivey, 2006)and not a result of parent’s mistakes!(Spivey, 2006)

Associated with chromosomesAssociated with chromosomes

Three types:Trisomy(%95), Transcolation(%2-3), Three types:Trisomy(%95), Transcolation(%2-3),

Mosaic(%1-2) [NDSS]Mosaic(%1-2) [NDSS]

Diagnosis..and may be Diagnosis..and may be Treatment?Treatment?

Learning problems (Cunningham, 2006)Learning problems (Cunningham, 2006)

Physical DifferencesPhysical Differences

Not Cure.. But?Not Cure.. But?

Physical,Cognitive and Social Physical,Cognitive and Social Problems/DifferencesProblems/Differences

Flexible jointsFlexible joints

Happy attitudes, playfullnessHappy attitudes, playfullness

Emotions for everyoneEmotions for everyone

Flatter face, almond-shaped eye,soft muscular Flatter face, almond-shaped eye,soft muscular

tissues etc.tissues etc.

Physical,Cognitive and Social Physical,Cognitive and Social ProblemsProblems

Cardiovascular problemsCardiovascular problems

Orthopaedic problems (Marder&Dennis, 2001)Orthopaedic problems (Marder&Dennis, 2001)

Restricted movementRestricted movement

Ear,nose,throat problemsEar,nose,throat problems

StatisticsStatistics 1 baby in 800 (Spivey, 2006)1 baby in 800 (Spivey, 2006)

100.000 in Turkey100.000 in Turkey

50% have heart defect50% have heart defect

50% hearing loss (Marder&Dennis, 2001)50% hearing loss (Marder&Dennis, 2001)

10% congenitial malformations10% congenitial malformations

More risk for the pregnant older than 35More risk for the pregnant older than 35

EducationEducation

Joyful activitiesJoyful activities

APPG Education Working Group (APPG, 2012)APPG Education Working Group (APPG, 2012)

The program of Small StepsThe program of Small Steps

The parents of the futureThe parents of the future

http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwkRA6hksJ0v=dwkRA6hksJ0

Some links to get support..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.

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What have we learned?What have we learned?

Supremacy or deficiency?Supremacy or deficiency?

Not the fault of parentsNot the fault of parents

No treatment, but better life standardsNo treatment, but better life standards

The importance Early Diagnosis The importance Early Diagnosis

Chance for educationChance for education

ReferencesReferences Cunningham, C.(2006), Down Syndrome: An Introduction for Parents and Carers (3rd Edition), Cunningham, C.(2006), Down Syndrome: An Introduction for Parents and Carers (3rd Edition), Souvenir PressSouvenir Press

Black, B. (2006) Educational Software for Children with Down Syndrome –an Update, Black, B. (2006) Educational Software for Children with Down Syndrome –an Update, Down Syndrome News Down Syndrome News

and Update 6(2),and Update 6(2), p. 66-68, ISSN:1463-6212 p. 66-68, ISSN:1463-6212

Marder, E. and Dennis, J. (2001) Medical Management of Children with Down Syndrome, Marder, E. and Dennis, J. (2001) Medical Management of Children with Down Syndrome, Current Current

PaediatricsPaediatrics, 11, p.57-63, 11, p.57-63

Spivey, Becky L. (2006) What is Down Syndrome? Spivey, Becky L. (2006) What is Down Syndrome? Super Duper Publications, Handy Handouts, Number 116Super Duper Publications, Handy Handouts, Number 116

Sharma, Virendra (2012), Down Syndrome:Good Practice Guideline for Education, Retrieved from Sharma, Virendra (2012), Down Syndrome:Good Practice Guideline for Education, Retrieved from

:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/educational-psychology/newsletter/resources/APPGDS_guidelines.pdf: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/AboutNational Down Syndrome Society, Down Syndrome, Retrieved from http://www.kcdsg.org/files/content/About

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