Knowing Down’s syndrome

The most common cause of mild to a moderate cognitive and development disability is the Down’s syndrome. This is related to some medical problems in any races and economic group. The chromosomal disorder is due to an error of cell division during conception wherein there is an extra chromosome that was inherited by the fetus. Often times, the disorder happens because of a random formation of cells, which is the sperm and ovum. We must be aware that this syndrome is not related to the behavioral and sexual activity of the parents.
A child who is born with trisomy 21 usually has a different features such as flat face, short neck, low and small ears, and white spot on the iris. Though, not all children with trisomy 21 will have similar features. When a parent has a newborn that has this disorder, it is normal that the parents will feel disappointed and sad. Caring for a child who has this disorder is not easy because you need to spend all your time and energy.
Normally, during delivery, a child who has trisomy 21 will have a normal weight and size, but as days pass but the newborn grows slower that a normal child. A newborn that had this Down’s syndrome will have a variety of congenital defects, but the majority has a heart defect and digestive anomalies. For an adult with trisomy 21, he or she may have a higher risk of having an Alzheimer’s disease because the disorder affects the brain that causes gradual memory loss and function. However, this disease only happens in older people.
Majority of the cases had proven that trisomy 21 is not inherited. The problem occurs in the egg and sperm cells. Children usually have mental retardation that is why cognitive thinking is really affected. There are many special education institutions or rehabilitation centers that help the children who have trisomy 21. We must keep in mind that they must also be treated like normal children. Parents support and acceptance is the most important thing to be considered so that the child and the parents will be able to cope well the situation.
No one ever knows how and why trisomy 21 occurs. However, there are some ways that can be done to treat and reduce the occurrence of this syndrome. It is not easy to have a child who has the disorder because as a parent you will think and feel that you did something wrong that is why your child is different from other normal children. They also have the right to be loved by their relatives, especially their parents. Learning is very difficult for children who have Down’s syndrome but still, this must not considered to be a barrier for them to learn.