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    History of Down Syndrome

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    January 14, 2011
    In 1866 the physical characteristics of people with Down Syndrome were linked with decreased intellectual ability and grouped as one syndrome. The English physician, John Langdon Down, was the first to publish these findings. Due to the fact that the facial features of people with Down Syndrome were similar to...
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    Down Syndrome Myths and Facts

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    January 13, 2011
    Down Syndrome Myths and Facts I get emails or phone calls very often from families who have a new diagnosis of T21. Sometimes it is their friends or relatives who make the first contact. Then soon, the parents are emailing or calling. This has brought me a unique perspective of...
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    Down Syndrome Signs

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    January 11, 2011
    Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by extra genes from the 21st chromosome that result in certain characteristics including some degree of cognitive disability, and other developmental delays. The incidence of Down syndrome in the United States is about 1 in 1,000 births. There is no association between Down...
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    How to Raise a Child with Down Syndrome

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    January 11, 2011
    How to Raise a Child with Down Syndrome I would like to preface this article by saying that raising your child, irrespective of the physical or cognignitive capabilties, is no labor at all for a parent. The guidlines below are simply to guide new and expecting parents throgh some of...
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    Down Syndrome Fact or Fiction

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    January 9, 2011
    Children with Down syndrome are only born to older parents? Fiction: 80% of children with Down syndrome are born to women younger than 35. However, the likelihood of having a child with Down syndrome does increase with the age of the mother. Children with Down syndrome are always happy? Fiction: People...
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