"Don't look at me with the strange eyes of
all this
is not my fault
I also want
flying in the blue sky
free flying
is just a goddess of wisdom passing me by
-" A poem written by the father of a patient with Down syndrome to his daughter
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Down syndrome
Down syndrome, also known as 21-trisomy syndrome, congenital ignorance and Down syndrome, is one of the most common chromosomal diseases . The patient has one more chromosome 21 than normal people, with a total of 47 chromosomes, which leads to a variety of organ structure and function abnormalities, including mental retardation and congenital heart disease. Due to severe mental retardation, children can not take care of themselves at all. They often have multiple system complications and cannot be cured for life, which brings heavy mental and financial burdens to the family. Clinical manifestations of
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Special face
has an obvious special face at birth with a dull expression. Eyes are small, with wide eye distance, lateral canthus of both eyes is upward oblique, may have inner canthus epidermis, nose is low and flat, outer ears are small, hard to release small, often open mouth and tongue, drooling, head small and round, large and large anterior fontanelle Delayed closing, short and wide neck, often drowsiness and feeding difficulties.
Intelligence behind
This is the most prominent and most serious clinical manifestation of this disease. The vast majority of patients have varying degrees of intellectual developmental disabilities, which become more and more obvious with age. Children with
growth retardation
are born with a lower body length and weight than normal children, and have slower physical and motor development after birth, and are short in stature.
Accompanied by deformities
Some boys may have cryptorchidism, and most of them are infertile after adulthood. Girls have no menstruation, and only a few are fertile.
Prenatal intervention and correction
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Prenatal intervention
For high-risk pregnant women, the chromosome examination of amniotic fluid or chorionic cells can be routinely performed for prenatal diagnosis, thereby reducing the probability of birth of sick children.
correction of
children with Down syndrome is not uncorrectable. Through early intervention, they can learn, live and work like normal people.
The sooner early intervention starts, the more effective it will be to help the child. Children aged 0 to 6 need active early treatment courses to assist their intellectual development and cognitive enhancement. Many cases show that early intervention can indeed enable children to have better coordination skills, self-care skills, and higher IQ.
They can also live well
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Madeline Stuart is a Down syndrome patient from Australia, but he is also a model. She is only 19 years old, but has become the second Down syndrome patient to appear on New York Fashion Week.
Facts have proved that although Down syndrome patients are different from ordinary people, they can also achieve their own achievements in specific fields. For example, the genius conductor Jia Zhouzhou, and the American horror story actor Jamie Brewer.
A patient with Down syndrome and his brother ⬇️
"—— Kind and caring"
Down syndrome patients are very different from us, but whether they are us or us, as long as they do it to others and the disadvantaged group" Kindness and full of love", mutual respect, and providing them with appropriate emotional and educational support can make society better, right?
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