Lauren Potter’s Story; a Life with Down Syndrome “I want to encourage‚ kids to speak up to tell their stories. That is the only way that people will know what we have to go through. Believe in yourself. Someone once told me being different isn’t bad - different is just different.” said Lauren Potter (Rooted in Rights). Down syndrome is a difficult disability for most people to understand. Down syndrome is a common and devastating disability. Roughly 400‚000 people suffer from it. Around 6‚000 babies
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the inside. The article called “Indoor Pollution and Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms”‚ by Chi-Shan
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difference between heavy drinking during pregnancy and a few glasses of red wine throughout the entire pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome or FAS is caused from heavy drinking. Another type of fetal disease is fetal alcohol spectrum disorders or FASD. This type of disease involves many different types of learning‚ behavioral‚ and physical problems. Fetal alcohol syndrome just happens to be the severe type of them all. As most people know pregnant people should not drink any type of alcohol and no
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My specific purpose is to inform my audience about the effects of alcohol on the fetus‚ the many effects and harms associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome‚ and treatment for fetal alcohol syndrome. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome l. how consuming alcohol affects a fetus A. Definition of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 1. Use Medical encyclopedia example 2. When you drink‚ the baby drinks too‚ not well for developing organs and brain cells. B. There are no safe levels of alcohol consumption
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Perception‚ and Social Behavior in People with Williams Syndrome Jocelaine PresenDieu Columbus State University Abstract This paper explores three aspects of Williams syndrome. Williams syndrome is a rare developmental disorder caused by the microdeletion of genes from chromosome 7q11.23 (Mervis‚ 2003). The microdeletion is evident in almost all individuals with Williams syndrome so is the personality characteristic. Individuals with Williams syndrome are social‚ easily distracted‚ overly friendly
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What is fetal alcohol syndrome? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy‚ characterized by retardation of mental development and of physical growth‚ particularly of the skull and face of the infant. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fetal-alcohol-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20021015. Some Children with fetal alcohol syndrome will be able to make easy decisions affected towards other people. Because of
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Wernicke Encephalopathy and Korsakoff Syndrome Rasheema Douglas School Of New Resources Wernicke Encephalopathy and Korsakoff Syndrome Wernicke Encephalopathy and Korsakoff Syndrome are the acute and chronic stages of the same disease abbreviated as (WKS). (WKS) is a memory brain disorder that can result if there is a very low amount of Vitamin (B1) or Thiamine entering to the brain
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The History of Fragile X Syndrome. The first appearance the Fragile X syndrome was in 1943 when doctors Martin and Bell discovered that a specific form of mental retardation was X-linked. Both go on to describe a pedigree of X-linked mental disability. (Martin & Bell‚ 1943). Fragile X Syndrome has not been around for that long‚ actually less than eighty years. Later in 1969‚ Herbert Lubs a doctor developed the chromosomal test for Fragile X chromosome. Lubs accomplished this chromosomal test by
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Introduction This assignment will explore the condition Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Its definition‚ symptoms and causes will be examined‚ taking into account both the physical and psychological factors. The treatment of IBS will be explored‚ describing the conventional treatments used to manage the symptoms of IBS and in more detail the use and benefits of psychological interventions like hypnotherapy of which a variety of techniques can be used to manage symptoms and provide relief. A conclusion
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Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol plays a major role in society today. It is constantly being . ...... in our minds through advertisements‚ whether its commercials or billboards‚ holidays‚ or even just at the popular social scene. Alcohol is consumed for many purposes‚ such as celebrations‚ to increase romance‚ out of boredom‚ or a way to relax. Alcohol is a drug that is depended upon by the majority of our society. Nonetheless‚ alcohol has very damaging effects‚ not only
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