The Student Room Group
Reply 1
downs is a chromaosomal disorder caused by an extra chromosome 21, or a translocation of chromosome 21
Reply 2
have a look at the British Medical Association 'Complete Family Health' book.Its a very big book and you can get it from your library.Its has good information on almost every disease or illness.
Have you googled? There are a lot of forums for parents out there, reading thosewill give you a more personal insight.
crazyhead
downs is a chromaosomal disorder caused by an extra chromosome 21, or a translocation of chromosome 21



its more common in children born of "old" mothers
thank you everyone for all your help
much appreicaited
asmah :smile:
Reply 7
Wikipedia seems to be good for this sort of thing:smile:
Reply 8
After having lived with an autistic sibling for fifteen years, I know a few things about the illness. But the most prominent I've seen is that it's varied. One autistic kid is nothing like the next. Some have it worse than others, much worse. It's not cureable, but with the right attitude it becomes easier.
This is off topic i know, and not in any way meant to be patronising, but just wondered if any of the posters have seen 'the ringer'. It is one of the few times i have seen downs sufferers portrayed in a positive way, without the 'oh they're very brave with such a hard life', treating them like morons crap attached, and to be honest was a great education, prompting me to learn more about the condition itself, purely out of curiosity.

Anyhoo, apologies for threadjacking
I suffered from autism when i was younger but it was a milder form of it.
Reply 11
That film name rings a bell (no pun intended), I think my mum might've rented it out at some point. I might have a look into it.
Reply 12
Hi,

My younger brother has Asperger's Syndrome, which is on the Autistic Spectrum, and I'd agree that no two Autistic children are the same - the symptoms vary so much. Obviously I don't know the situation, but how can you say you used to suffer with Autism? I thought you had it for life, you just learn to deal with it? My brother Asperger's was very serious when he was younger, but as he's grown up he's adjusted to how it makes him act, and is a lot better now. My mum's friend has a kid with Down's too, and that also varies with child to child. I'd recommend maybe learning a bit of sign language, as kids with Downs often have communication problems, and signing often helps with that. Not really any info I know, but I've found it's good to know people out there who can talk about the same stuff when they've gone thru the same stuff..

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