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Living with

Designer Genes

What makes this

little girl

so 'special'?

Other than being so darn cute?? ;-)

she is a child with "it"

What is DS?

first described as a 'syndrome'

by Dr. John Langdon Down in 1866

Identified in '59 as a chromosomal disorder

'trisomy 21'

for the presence of an extra 21st chromosome

What does THAT mean?

A person with DS will have

Developmental Delays

Health issues often include

heart defects, digestive issues,

hearing, vision and other problems,

minor or major

The same little girl had

heart surgery when she

was 4 months old.

The little girl has

hypotonia - low muscle tone.

(She learned to walk when she

was 4.5 years old.)

She is intellectually delayed - she will learn, just more slowly

She knows

sign language

(do you?)

She knows doctors very well,

and doesn't (hardly) cry with needles

any more.

Some people think

she must always be happy!

(trust me, she's not ;-)

This little girl is my daughter

And life is great!

with

Down Syndrome

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