Yes Down's Syndrome will mean some mental retardation. However many are still quite capable of living a good life.
This is dependent on the circumstance as parents with downs syndrome can still raise a child.
yes, because the fact that they are mentally retarded doesn't give them an exception, if they are a threat to their fellow pupils, they should still be suspended
Abraham Levinson has written The mentally retarded child.
The child will have a slight chance of living. if it does live it would probably be mentally retarded.
A child is more likely to have downs syndrome if the parents are over 40 years old.
William W. Lynch has written Instructional objectives and the mentally retarded child.
You should talk to your doctor and your school district. They can advise you of programs for special needs children.
It's possible. For severely disabled children, support often continues into adulthood.
Interviews with parents or other caregivers are used to assess the child's daily living, muscle control, communication, and social skills.
Then It would have me believe that the type of syndrome your doctor is talking of isn't chromosonal or genetic. there are many types of syndromes out there and a HUGE range of degrees, even syndromes such as Downs syndrome poses a big difference in ranges... some downs syndrome children can not walk or talk whereas other are still able to go to mainstream school, so the best thing you can do, is find out exactly what type of syndrome your doctor says your baby has, and read up as much as you can to prepare yourself before the birth. but don't necessairly think yoru baby will have the worst case senario. My doctor told my mother that I was going to be mentally retarded and she should abort me. well 30 years on, Im married with 5 children studying child and adolesent psychology..... anyother words, doctors can be wrong.
That depends. Men with Down syndrome have been shown to be sterile, while women with Down syndrome are capable of carrying a child, with 50% likelihood that the child will be born with Down syndrome.
Harold Michal-Smith has written: 'The mentally retarded patient' -- subject(s): Clinical psychology, Mentally ill 'Management of the handicapped child' -- subject(s): Children with disabilities