Down Syndrome: Genetic Disorders In Children

Each year, 1 out of 33 kids are born with birth defects and disorder! There are so many types of disorders, but one seems to affect kids the most. This disorder is called Down Syndrome and it affects over 200,000 children a year, it is also known as trisomy 21. Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by 3 chromosomes in your 21st pair of chromosomes. Children with Down Syndrome need extra attention and have special teachers in school to help them. There are many different struggles that children with down syndrome have to go through, many changes that they will have to face as they grow older, and a special day of the year used to recognize children with Down Syndrome all around the world.
Many struggles come along with having Down Syndrome. Children who have Down Syndrome often have intellectual disability, and developmental delays. Many children who have Down Syndrome
Many Down Syndrome kids end up going to mainstream schools by the time they are 13. Most of them make friends, enjoy life, and end up getting great jobs when they are adults. For example, recently a woman, Mikayla Holmgren, was the first Miss Minnesota, USA contestant with Down Syndrome and will be the first person with Down Syndrome to compete in the pageant . She won the Minnesota Miss amazing pageant, and is preparing for Miss Minnesota in November. She also spoke for her university and tutored other kids. This shows that kids with Down Syndrome may not have an easy time in school, or in other activities, but they can still do great things and find great jobs when they grow older. Additionally, another student, Keith Griffith learned that he was accepted into the University of Alabama. Both of these wonderful people, succeeded, no matter how many obstacles they had to face in their earlier life, and if they are able to come this far, they other kids with Down Syndrome definitely can