Essays Tagged: "Down syndrome"
Schitzophrenia
use they do not want to turn out the way these people are. A common example of a mental disorder is down syndrome. There was a television program in the early 90's that featured a boy that had to live ... leasant conversation with Jimmy. So that scenario represents what I will call Bluegill #1. Now deep down in Jimmy's heart there is a mean side. One day down at the old football field in the small town ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Down Syndrome Report
The chromosomal abnormality involved in most cases of Down syndrome is trisomy-21, or the presence of three copies of the 21st chromosome. As a result, th ... mosomes holds together and passes into the same sperm or ovum instead of separating. In the type of Down syndrome called translocation, the extra chromosome 21 material is attached to one of the other ... hen some, but not all, of the body's cells carry an extra chromosome 21, the condition is a type of Down syndrome called mosaicism.Because of the extra chromosome 21, children with Down syndrome often ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Community sevice, a personal experience
t looking to make friends.I joined this group as a freshman because I had worked with children with Down Syndrome during the eighth grade at Central Middle School. My interest carried on through out t ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Down syndrome
Down's syndrome is a genetic condition involving an extra chromosome, this change occurs around the ... tion involving an extra chromosome, this change occurs around the time of conception. A person with Down's syndrome has forty-seven chromosomes instead of the usual forty-six. A relatively common gene ... e has forty-seven chromosomes instead of the usual forty-six. A relatively common genetic disorder, Down's strikes 1 out of 600 babies. In 95 percent of all cases, the disorder originates with the egg ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Down Syndrome by Ali Oterrab, describes the definition of down syndrome, the causes and the symptoms.
Down Syndrome is a disorder caused by an extra chromosome on the chromosome 21 pair, giving the pers ... ened nose bridge. The condition was formerly known as mongolism because the features of people with Down syndrome were thought to resemble those of Mongolian Asians but now this term is considered off ... Mongolian Asians but now this term is considered offensive and inappropriate so it's no longer used.Down syndrome happens when a person inherits all or part of an extra copy of chromosome 21. This can ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Community Service
t looking to make friends.I joined this group as a freshman because I had worked with children with Down Syndrome during the eighth grade at Central Middle School. My interest carried on through out t ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Down Syndrome.
ty and live a happy and healthy life, they probably will not be able to do this without a struggle. Down syndrome is a condition that affects children from birth and stay with them throughout their en ... ith them throughout their entire lives. It is a disability that affects both the body and the mind. Down syndrome affects each individual in different ways. Some children struggle with the condition w ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Down's syndrome - cause, description, and management
Recently I have heard about and seen people with Down's syndrome, actually I didn't knew anything about them and why they all are alike and have cert ... for them as for their parents and relatives. Here are some of my and others ideas about what is the Down's syndrome, how it could be described and of course cause of that illness.Down syndrome is a ge ... d be described and of course cause of that illness.Down syndrome is a genetic disorder. People with Down syndrome are humans who have recognizable physical features and limited intellectual abilities ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
The Untrodden Ways: The Story of Lucy Written by Hannah Mussett
sett and other parents feel when raising a child like Lucy in the mid-seventies. Lucy was born with Down Syndrome but in the book they refer to her as a Mongol. A Mongol was a common word to describe ... er as a Mongol. A Mongol was a common word to describe people with Down Syndrome a few decades ago. Down Syndrome is a chromosome abnormality caused usually by an extra 21st chromosome. Children with ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Summary of Down Syndrome/ Symtoms and treatments
Down SyndromeThis disease is called Down syndrome and is also known as Trisomy 21 because it happens ... e 21st chromosome. It was discovered and named after a British physician called John Langdon Haydon Down who first studied it in 1866. It was called Mongolism at first because Mongolia is in Asia and ... died it in 1866. It was called Mongolism at first because Mongolia is in Asia and they thought that Down syndrome people look like Asians. This disease is not one of those physically painful really gr ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
A report on Down Syndrome. this report tells about how people are born with the disorder and what they can do later in life.
Down syndrome is a disorder that is caused by an extra number 21 chromosome. This affects one in eve ... his affects one in every 800 births worldwide, and causes birth defects. Also, there is no cure for Down syndrome. Most research says that there have always been people suffering from Down syndrome. D ... Most research says that there have always been people suffering from Down syndrome. Dr Jon Langdon Down was the first person to recognize this. Down syndrome was also known as "mongolism" because the ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: The Vital Choice
t is the leading known cause of mental and physical birth defects, surpassing both spina bifida and Down syndrome? Which drug produces more severe abnormalities in a developing fetus than heroin, coca ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Gay Adoption: Question Of The Century
What happens to the unwanted children? The undesirables. Un-adoptable. Kids with Down Syndrome. Kids in wheelchairs. Kids born to drug addicts. Kids with HIV. Kids who might die. Ki ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights
Down syndrome
In 1866, an Englishman, named John Langdon Down, published the first clinical description of the condition that is now called Down syndrome (Ca ... condition that is now called Down syndrome (Capone 2004). According to Turner & Alborz (2003), Down's syndrome occurs in approximately one in six hundred live births per year. Also known as Triso ... all portions in up to 150 proteins is difficult to predict" (Capone, 2004, p. 47). Experiments with Down syndrome are done with mice. The genes found on the human chromosome 21 are also found on three ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
English 101-91 Hippotherapy: Not Just Horseplay
hysical and mental strength. Patients that can benefit from hippotherapy include people with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, psychotherapy patient, different visual impairments, and many other p ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Down Syndrome Report.
What is Down syndrome?Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder characterized by the presence of an extra #21 ... f an extra #21 chromosome. Instead of having 46 chromosomes in each of his/her cells, a person with Down syndrome has 47. The extra chromosome may be derived from either the egg or the sperm. It is be ... with three #21 chromosomes continues to multiply, and the pregnancy is carried to term, a baby with Down syndrome will be born. This form of chromosome error, trisomy 21, is found in about 95% of pers ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Expressive Language Development Of Children With Down Syndrome
Development of Language 1 Running head: LANGUAGE AND DOWN SYNDROME Expressive Language Development of Children with Down Syndrome Development of Language ... ldren with Down Syndrome Development of Language 2 Expressive Language Development of Children with Down Syndrome For the majority of children, learning to communicate through verbal communication is ... heir child's language abilities are progressing just as other children the same age as their child. Down syndrome is a severe mental disorder caused by trisomy of chromosome 21 and it typically result ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Prejudice And Discrimination
action.Prejudice and discrimination are wrong because they cause hurt ,suffering ,mistrust ,a break down in communities ,possibly deaths and because they are against the churches beliefs. This is also ... religion".The particular issue that I want to bring up is the one of disability, mainly focusing on Down Syndrome and people with physical and/or mental disability .The reason I chose this issue becau ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Chromosomal Chaos and Cancer
ho are over age of 50 are at risk of cancer, rare yet even children get this disease. For instance, Down syndrome, Mosaic variegated aneuploidy is the popular once. Though, aneuploid embryos wouldn't ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Portrayal of diversity in the media
ions what else Ms. Palin is hiding. Palin is married and has 5 children. Her youngest was born with down syndrome. She is an anti abortion and abstinence supporter but couldn't prevent that from happe ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues