3. DOWN SYNDROME
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4. Outline Description and Types of Down Syndrome
Diagnosis of Down Syndrome
Physical and Cognitive Differences
Statistics
Education of people with Down Syndrome
Conclusion Part

5. 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]

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

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

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

11. 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

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

15. Some links to get support..
National Down Syndrome Society —
Down Syndrome; Understanding the Gift of Life —
Down’s Syndrome Association —
National Down Syndrome Congress —
Kid’s Health; Down Syndrome —

16. 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

17. 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 , ISSN:
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 :
National Down Syndrome Society, Down Syndrome, Retrieved from

18. Thank You!