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    Down Syndrome Diagnosis

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    What a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Means Today Down syndrome is a condition affecting many Americans and individuals across the world. It presents challenges socially‚ academically‚ and behaviorally. However‚ a diagnosis today is not nearly as detrimental to the person’s quality of life as it was decades ago. Strides have been made in Down syndrome awareness‚ education and overall acceptance. Screening is now available so that parents know in advance if they are going to have a child born with

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    Dawnetta Tipton Infant and Toddler Development 10/18/2012 Fall Semester 6:00pm – 9:05pm Infant Toddler Observations Karen Eaton Dawnetta Tipton OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT Name: Dawnetta Tipton Date: 10/2/2012 Time: 5:00pm Age of child: 9 months old This observation took place in the child’s grandmother home. Her name is Laila and she is a 9 months old and she is a bright little girl with pretty black hair and she had 3 ponytails with hair bows and barrettes. I was invited over

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    Infants-Personal Narrative

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    From the moment I first opened my eyes as an infant‚ I had no idea that the family that had been raising me was different from me. I couldn’t see myself‚ and no one told me that I looked any different from them. I just felt like I belonged. The wolves had brought me into their domain as a newborn‚ and I knew nothing else from the life that I had been living with them. My skin offered no protection from the cold like their heavy fur coats did‚ but I looked past it. I wore moose and bear skins in the

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    Baby Bottle Syndrome

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    Baby-Bottle Syndrome Putting an infant to bed with a bottle can result in aspiration or decay of all the upper teeth and the lower posterior teeth (Nainar & Mohummed‚ 2004); (Fig. 28.21). Decay occurs because while an infant sleeps‚ liquid from the propped bottle continuously soaks the upper front teeth and lower back teeth (the lower front teeth are protected by the tongue). The problem‚ called baby-bottle syndrome‚ is most serious when the bottle is filled with sugar water‚ formula‚ milk‚ or

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    What Is Turner's Syndrome

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    Turner’s Syndrome Turner’s syndrome is a genetic condition in which a female does not have the usual pair of two X chromosomes. This medical disorder affects about 1 in every 2‚500 girls. I do not know exactly what causes Turner syndrome‚ but researchers know that it is the result of a problem with a girl ’s chromosomes either not being there at all or only part of it is still there. I think the most known effects of the condition vary widely with girls with Turner syndrome. It all depends

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    Prader-Willi Syndrome

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    Prader-Willi Syndrome Prader-Willi Syndrome is an unusual disorder rooting from the gene that is passed down to that person (Prader-Willi Syndrome). This disorder can act as an origin for a perpetual sensation of hunger as well as weak muscle tone and a minimal amount of sex hormones (Prader-Willi Syndrome) .This disorder is generally caused by the lacking pieces or defect in chromosome 15 in addition to the malfunction in the part of the brain that controls hunger.. Unfortunately‚ PWS

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    Tourrettes Syndrome Essay

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    3 23 February 2012 Tourette’s Syndrome Tourette’s Syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by repetitive‚ involuntary movements called tics. The disorder is named after Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette‚ a French neurologist who first discovered the disease in 1885. Tourette’s is an inherited disorder‚ and it’s believed that it is closely linked to damage of the basal ganglia or the brain. The tics are classified as simple or complex. Simple tics are sudden‚ brief‚ repetitive movements. Things

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    Caregivers who work at a center develop different routines for infants and toddlers. The routines start since children arrive at the center until they leave it. The greeting in the morning establishes the relation between the caregivers and children. The routines increase the interaction between caregivers and infants and toddlers‚ as long as‚ caregivers speak with children. Moreover‚ it is an essential part that caregivers speak with a clear and normal voice without changing it when caregivers speak

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    Lesch Nyhan Syndrome

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    July 13‚ 2011 Assignment 1 Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Why I chose this topic I learned of this genetic disorder when I read about it in the Genetics notes. I found it fascinating that a disease could lead to self-mutilation. I wanted to find out more about the cause of this and other adverse effects. What is Lesch-Nyhan syndrome? Lesch Nyhan is a recessive X-linked recessive disorder meaning that is passed from mother to son via the X-chromosome. The disease is characterized by mental

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    People with Tourette syndrome live a more difficult life than normal. Physically‚ they can face problems with their body due to tics that occurs with this condition. They also face difficulties mentally‚ such as anxiety‚ depression‚ ADHD and OCD. People with Tourette syndrome may also interfere with their daily living‚ including going to the dentist. As stated by the Tourette Syndrome Fact Sheet (2012)‚ there are no formal testing for this condition‚ but to diagnose‚ a series of questions are asked

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