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Down Syndrome
What is Down Syndrome?Down syndrome (DS), also called Trisomy 21, is a condition in which extra genetic material causes ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Facts About Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Named after John Langdon Down, the first physician to identify the syndrome, Down syndrome is the most ...
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Down Syndrome
Definition Down syndrome is the most common and readily identifiable chromosomal condition associated with mental ...
Source: National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
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Reactions to the Birth of a Child with Disabling Conditions
Although there are similarities in the ways parents react to the birth of a child with a disabling condition, there are ...
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Mental Retardation Defined
Two different definitions of mental retardation are used in the United States today. Most states follow IDEA '04, the ...
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Mental Retardation: Causes and Prevention
Mental retardation is caused by many factors; many of these are known, but others remain unidentified (The Arc, 2005). ...
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Mental Retardation
DefinitionMental Retardation means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with ...
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Developmental Disabilities
What are developmental disabilities? Developmental disabilities are birth defects related to a problem with how a body ...
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Parental Reactions Related to the Type and Degree of Disabilities
Parents' expectations relating to their child may be influenced by different types and degrees of disabling conditions. ...
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Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that results from a chromosomal abnormality causing a number of physical and ...
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