DownSyndrome Awareness Month: Receiving the Newsby
Lisa
October is DownSyndrome Awareness Month. Unfortunately, I couldn't commit to taking part... is "Did you know he had Downsyndrome before he was born?" The answer is no, I did not...
What is Downsyndrome?by
Tara M.
that I was looking for a child with Downsyndrome helped in the process of us being "matched" in the bigger picture...
What is Downsyndrome? [clink on this link to learn the truth about Downsyndrome]
I asked...
Ultrasound was this morning :)by
meredith
weeks time... is a baby. Seriously, there's no "what's that?" needed on this ultrasoundpicture.... We weren't even thinking Downsyndrome (nor were the doctors) when she had it done.Anyway, this test...
New movie about Downsyndromeby
Stephanie B.
Click here to watch the trailer.
An unconventional love triangle between three childhood buddies; two girls, one born with Downsyndrome, and one boy, who all grow up fighting who they are inside...
Do you know your letters?? [Downsyndrome, speech]by
RK
Here’s my last movie for you to watch. Here’s the first and the second if you missed them. At least until I make some more! This was when I was working on my letters and numbers… you can say them along with me if you want
What is a TEE Heart Test?
to sedate the patient. The cardiologist will then place the ultrasound probe in the mouth and pass it down...
A TEE - Trans Esophageal Echocardiogram is a special ultrasound test for examining the heart in greater detail.
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart. Most people are familiar...crap
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
with severe stress syndrome (called PTSD) after being a doorgunner in Vietnam and transporter in Iraq...crap
Diagnosing Alzheimer's in People with Down's Syndrome
's in someone with Down's syndrome (DS) has prompted me to write this Sharepost. It is true that the symptoms... that can make recognition and diagnosis more difficult.
Down's syndrome is caused by a genetic defect in chromosome... is that many people with Downsyndrome cannot be evaluated by standard psychological tests. Poor communication skills...crap
Genotyping Resistance
I was infected with HIV the first week of May 2001. I came down with Acute HIV Syndrome (strong flu-like symptoms) a few days after a sexual encounter and went to see my doctor. I was diagnosed... for me and thus the genotyping tests may not be showing the full picture. Another issue is that I am currently unemployed...crap
Tips for Teaching Non-Verbal Communication Skills
for each. Paste each picture on one side of an index card. Place all index cards face down...
Children with autism and Asperger's syndrome have a hard time understanding non..., you can cut out pictures from magazines, showing different facial expressions and create a book...crap
Being a Hyper Mom with ADHD
"Grandma Nancy," my son informed me tonight, as he has done several times before, "does a much better job scratching my back." "Yes, I know, honey," I sighed, as I tried to slow down the tempo... enough for their children, if they're giving enough. I frequently picture my son's conversation with my future daughter...crap
Dysgraphia or Written Expression Disorder
Some children with autism or Asperger's syndrome also have dysgraphia, or written expression... thoughts or spelling words. Your child can write down his thoughts from the recording or... to work together to build on strengths, for example, have one student draw pictures and another write text...crap
Should Your Teen with Autism or Asperger's Syndrome Get a Summer Job?
As summer approaches, you may be wondering whether your teen with autism or Asperger's syndrome... Asperger's syndrome have special interests that are important to their feelings of well..., forgetting that many of the traits of autism and Asperger's syndrome are great skills...crap
Tales of Salvage
Photos by Russell McGonagle.
A decade ago "Lazarus syndrome" was used to describe people... in the history of AIDS.
But only in the past year, Chicagoan Dean Triantafillo (pictured) had a Lazarus event...." But since learning of his HIV infection 10 years ago, when he was very sick and came down with pneumonia, he...crap
*Patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, regardless of where they live.... Disagree with them and run the risk of being shouted down, intimidated and driven out of the group... these patients had no doubt they were seeing a new clinical syndrome ("syndrome" is the medical term for a group...crap