Down Syndrome Children An Update

Author : Mohammed Al-Biltagi
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781681081342

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Down Syndrome Children - An Update by Mohammed Al-Biltagi Pdf

This book describes different medical problems that children with Down syndrome can encounter. Twelve chapters written by medical experts present information about the disease and give general guidelines for pediatric care. Readers are introduced to the epidemiology and risk factors associated with Down Syndrome followed by descriptions of medical issues related to the disease in children. These include neonatal problems, cardiac defects, respiratory disorders, gastrointestinal problems, nervous system disorders, dental disorders and more. The book also includes information on mental health development and social issues that arise in the lives of affected children. This handbook will be essential for medical students, healthcare professionals and special education personnel who are involved in the care of children with Down syndrome.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780444543004

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Down Syndrome: From Understanding the Neurobiology to Therapy by Anonim Pdf

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common example of neurogenetic aneuploid disorder leading to mental retardation. In most cases, DS results from an extra copy of chromosome 21 (HSA21) producing deregulated gene expression in brain that gives raise to subnormal intellectual functioning. The topic of this volume is of broad interest for the neuroscience community, because it tackles the concept of neurogenomics, that is, how the genome as a whole contributes to a neurodevelopmental cognitive disorders, such as DS, and thus to the development, structure and function of the nervous system. This volume of Progress in Brain Research discusses comparative genomics, gene expression atlases of the brain, network genetics, engineered mouse models and applications to human and mouse behavioral and cognitive phenotypes. It brings together scientists of diverse backgrounds, by facilitating the integration of research directed at different levels of biological organization, and by highlighting translational research and the application of the existing scientific knowledge to develop improved DS treatments and cures. Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation and provide their views and perspectives for future research Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered All chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist

Author : Stephanie Lorenz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136612411

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Children with Down's Syndrome by Stephanie Lorenz Pdf

This practical handbook offers advice on strategies for meeting the special educational needs of children with Down's syndrome in mainstream schools. The aim is to increase the confidence of support assistants, teachers, SENCOs and senior managers in both primary and secondary schools in providing a quality education for these pupils, while using scarce resources to best effect. The author offers an introduction to the particular characteristics of children with Down's syndrome and their impact on learning and behaviour. She considers the benefits of inclusive education and the most effective ways in which the National Curriculum can be made accessible. She also examines working with the whole-school, parents and outside agencies, as well as providing practical resources such as photocopiable proformas and checklists, materials for INSET in schools and support services and a list of reading materials.

Author : Patricia C. Winders
Publisher : Special Needs Collection
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Down syndrome
ISBN : 1606130099

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Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome by Patricia C. Winders Pdf

Revision of: Gross motor skills in children with Down syndrome. 1997.

Author : Cliff Cunningham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Children
ISBN : NWU:35556016891806

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Down's Syndrome by Cliff Cunningham Pdf

"...This book sets out to fill that gap in the literature available to parents. It helps them to understand the condition by explaining the medical details in lay terms, with photographs and diagrams showing the different characteristics and the vital chromosomes that create Down's Syndrome. It helps the parents to come to a decision about keeping the baby or putting it into care, and for those who choose to care for the child themselves it goes into the problems that can arise in families with a Down's Syndrome child: stress between husband and wife, difficulties with the other children and possible pressure from the grandparents. The author's long experience with handicapped children and their parents enables him to give sympathetic guidance on how to cope..." -- Book cover.

Author : Libby Kumin
Publisher : Woodbine House
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 1606130668

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Early Communication Skills for Children with Down Syndrome by Libby Kumin Pdf

Newly revised and updated, this compassionate and authoritative guide is based on Libby Kumin's more than thirty years experience working with children and adolescents with Down syndrome and their families. As the founder of the Down Syndrome Center for Excellence at Loyola University in Maryland, she draws on her vast experience to show parents how they can support and encourage their child's speech and language development from birth to age 6 (or when a child can form 2- to 3- word sentences). Parents and teachers learn how to work through characteristic challenges, including hearing loss, intelligibility issues, apraxia (difficulty planning oral-motor movements), or a slower pace of development. Families soon see that many children with Down syndrome are natural and willing communicators. In a warm and conversational style, the author shares her professional expertise in parent-friendly terms. She uses specific examples of difficulties and successes to illustrate the concepts behind speech and language development, and includes the latest research supporting current early intervention and preschool approaches that can be used at home and in schools. This third edition of EARLY COMMUNICATION SKILLS features expanded information on the needs of children with apraxia, dual diagnosis of autism and Down syndrome, and updated terminology and information on special education law. A new chapter explains how technology and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) ? smartphones, iPods, iPads, and apps ? can help with speech and language, foster communication, and provide inexpensive transitional language systems. Dozens of forms are now included on a CD-ROM to be used for assessment, developing treatment plans, and keeping detailed records of progress. Teachers, speech-language pathologists, and parents will love the convenience of printing multiple copies of forms and organizing information for IEP meetings or periodic evaluations.

Author : Rayna Rapp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135963927

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Testing Women, Testing the Fetus by Rayna Rapp Pdf

Rich with the voices and stories of participants, these touching, firsthand accounts examine how women of diverse racial, ethnic, class and religious backgrounds perceive prenatal testing, the most prevalent and routinized of the new reproducing technologies. Based on the author's decade of research and her own personal experiences with amniocentesis, Testing Women, Testing the Fetus explores the "geneticization" of family life in all its complexity and diversity.

Author : Chris Kaposy
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262546249

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Choosing Down Syndrome by Chris Kaposy Pdf

An argument that more people should have children with Down syndrome, written from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective. The rate at which parents choose to terminate a pregnancy when prenatal tests indicate that the fetus has Down syndrome is between 60 and 90 percent. In Choosing Down Syndrome, Chris Kaposy offers a carefully reasoned ethical argument in favor of choosing to have such a child. Arguing from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective, Kaposy makes the case that there is a common social bias against cognitive disability that influences decisions about prenatal testing and terminating pregnancies, and that more people should resist this bias by having children with Down syndrome. Drawing on accounts by parents of children with Down syndrome, and arguing for their objectivity, Kaposy finds that these parents see themselves and their families as having benefitted from having a child with Down syndrome. To counter those who might characterize these accounts as based on self-deception or expressing adaptive preference, Kaposy cites supporting evidence, including divorce rates and observational studies showing that families including children with Down syndrome typically function well. Himself the father of a child with Down syndrome, Kaposy argues that cognitive disability associated with Down syndrome does not lead to diminished well-being. He argues further that parental expectations are influenced by neoliberal ideologies that unduly focus on the supposed diminished economic potential of a person with Down syndrome. Kaposy does not advocate restricting access to abortion or prenatal testing for Down syndrome, and he does not argue that it is ethically mandatory in all cases to give birth to a child with Down syndrome. People should be free to make important decisions based on their values. Kaposy's argument shows that it may be consistent with their values to welcome a child with Down syndrome into the family.

Author : Dante Cicchetti,Marjorie Beeghly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1990-03-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521386675

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Children with Down Syndrome by Dante Cicchetti,Marjorie Beeghly Pdf

This volume offers a state-of-art review of what is known about young children with Down syndrome from a developmental perspective. The underlying theme of the book is that children with Down syndrome, despite their constitutional anomalies and their additional medical and biological problems, can be understood from a normative developmental framework. Interventions guided by developmental principles in the biological, educational and psychological realms are more likely to result in informed knowledge about how best to help children with Down syndrome and their families. Children with Down Syndrome will appeal to researchers, theoreticians, educators, and clinicians in a range of disciplines, as well as to parents, social policymakers, and other advocates for the best interests of children with Down syndrome.

Author : Terry J. Hassold,David Patterson
Publisher : Wiley-Liss
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1998-11-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0471296864

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Down Syndrome by Terry J. Hassold,David Patterson Pdf

Down Syndrome: A Promising Future, Together provides a comprehensive and up-to-date look at life with Down syndrome. Designed to meet the needs of parents and professionals alike, this edited volume addresses a variety of critical medical, developmental, educational, and vocational issues. It discusses current trends and presents the most recent update of the Health Care Guidelines for Individuals with Down Syndrome: Down Syndrome Preventative Medical Check List, which groups by age medical assessments and other important information. Also covered are the controversial and high-profile issues surrounding alternative and nonconventional therapies. The book concludes with the personal stories of young adults with Down syndrome, including an account by Chris Burke of the television series Life Goes On. Filled with practical advice from leading practitioners and advocates in the field, Down Syndrome: A Promising Future, Together is an essential reference for families of people with Down syndrome, for primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals, and for researchers, educators, social workers, early intervention workers, and students.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Down syndrome
ISBN : MINN:31951002918623O

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Facts about Down Syndrome by Anonim Pdf

Author : Maryanne Bruni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Down syndrome
ISBN : 1890627674

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Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome by Maryanne Bruni Pdf

This book explains the best practices and procedures for helping children master the finger and hand skills needed for home and school activities.

Author : Terri Couwenhoven
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 189062733X

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Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality by Terri Couwenhoven Pdf

Parents of children with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities are accustomed to paying close attention to their child's physical, cognitive, and emotional development. This proactive approach should also include their child's sexual development, which for many parents may not seem as obvious or urgent, especially to those with young children. Drawing on her unique background as both a sexual educator and mother of a child with Down syndrome, the author blends factual information and practical ideas for teaching children with Down syndrome about their bodies, puberty, and sexuality. This book gives parents the confidence to speak comfortably about these sometimes difficult subjects. In an easy-to-read, non-clinical style, the book covers relevant issues and concerns for children of all ages, such as: Labelling & explaining private body parts; Identifying & expressing emotions; Respecting personal space; Teaching self-care & hygiene; Understanding norms of privacy; Understanding gender identity; Showing appropriate levels of affection. It also covers later issues that affect teenagers and young adults, including: Anticipating and understanding puberty; Dealing with periods, bras for girls; Experiencing erections, wet dreams for boys; Relating to the opposite sex; Sharing parental values about sexuality; Explaining sexual relationships; Preventing sexual abuse; Understanding how Down syndrome affects puberty & fertility rates. Each chapter highlights important points with key messages, teaching activities, parental pauses, and anecdotes, all of which prompt readers to stop and consider concepts or values associated with a particular topic. The final chapter covers the special concerns of parents who are now teaching teenaged or adult children about sexuality for the first time. It concludes with extensive appendices containing invaluable teaching materials and illustrations of body parts and functions.

Author : Marie-Claude Potier,Roger H. Reeves
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9782889450459

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Intellectual Disabilities in Down Syndrome from Birth and throughout Life: Assessment and Treatment by Marie-Claude Potier,Roger H. Reeves Pdf

Research on the multiple aspects of cognitive impairment in Down syndrome (DS), from genes to behavior to treatment, has made tremendous progress in the last decade. The study of congenital intellectual disabilities such as DS is challenging since they originate from the earliest stages of development and both the acquisition of cognitive skills and neurodegenerative pathologies are cumulative. Comorbidities such as cardiac malformations, sleep apnea, diabetes and dementia are frequent in the DS population, as well, and their increased risk provides a means of assessing early stages of these pathologies that is relevant to the general population. Notably, persons with DS will develop the histopathology of Alzheimer’s disease (formation of neuritic plaques and tangles) and are at high risk for dementia, something that cannot be predicted in the population at large. Identification of the gene encoding the amyloid precursor protein, its localization to chromosome 21 in the 90’s and realization that all persons with DS develop pathology identified this as an important piece of the amyloid cascade hypothesis in Alzheimer’s disease. Awareness of the potential role of people with DS in understanding progression and treatment as well as identification of genetic risk factors and also protective factors for AD is reawakening. For the first time since DS was recognized, major pharmaceutical companies have entered the search for ameliorative treatments, and phase II clinical trials to improve learning and memory are in progress. Enriched environment, brain stimulation and alternative therapies are being tested while clinical assessment is improving, thus increasing the chances of success for therapeutic interventions. Researchers and clinicians are actively pursuing the possibility of prenatal treatments for many conditions, an area with a huge potential impact for developmental disorders such as DS. Our goal here is to present an overview of recent advances with an emphasis on behavioral and cognitive deficits and how these issues change through life in DS. The relevance of comorbidities to the end phenotypes described and relevance of pharmacological targets and possible treatments will be considerations throughout.

Author : William I. Cohen,Lynn Nadel,Myra E. Madnick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003-04-14
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780471461227

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Down Syndrome by William I. Cohen,Lynn Nadel,Myra E. Madnick Pdf

Der Band bietet einen aktuellen Überblick über klinische, entwicklungsbezogene, psychosoziale, erziehungs- und berufsbezogene Fragen bei Patienten mit Down Syndrom. Er diskutiert auch die Konsequenzen des Human-Genom-Projektes und die Sequenzierung des Chromosom 21. Erörtert aktuellste Entwicklungen, u.a. zum Thema Sexualität, Einbeziehung, Übergang ins Erwachsenenalter und Rechtsprechung. Behandelt die aktuellsten Neuerungen der "Health Care Guidelines for Individuals with Down Syndrome". Enthält auch Material zu mitunter kontrovers diskutierten alternativen und unkonventionellen Therapieansätzen.