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Yes Down's Syndrome will mean some mental retardation. However many are still quite capable of living a good life.
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Custody of a child when his parent has a mentally deficiency?
This is dependent on the circumstance as parents with downs syndrome can still raise a child.
Can a mentally retarded child be suspended from school?
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
What has the author Abraham Levinson written?
Abraham Levinson has written The mentally retarded child.
What will happen to the baby if the chromosomes is not 46?
The child will have a slight chance of living. if it does live it would probably be mentally retarded.
How does the age of the mum effect the chance of a downs baby?
A child is more likely to have downs syndrome if the parents are over 40 years old.
What has the author William W Lynch written?
William W. Lynch has written Instructional objectives and the mentally retarded child.
If a child is 21 and mentally retarded do you still have to pay?
It's possible. For severely disabled children, support often continues into adulthood.
How do you train slightly mentally retarded child?
You should talk to your doctor and your school district. They can advise you of programs for special needs children.
How is a mentally retarded child's environment evaluated?
Interviews with parents or other caregivers are used to assess the child's daily living, muscle control, communication, and social skills.
Doc said my son is having syndrome but his chromosom is tested normal?
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.
Can a person with Down syndrome have normal kids?
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.
If you have some sort of mental retardation does that mean you have Down syndrome?
No. Down's is only one of millions of reasons to become retarded. While it used to be thought that only children with Down's were the only ones who were mentally retarded, it is now known that Down syndrome is only one of the hundreds of known causes of a child being mentally retarded. It's even been documented that one-third of the children who are mentally retarded have no known cause. Two other major known causes are Fragile X and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder. Like Down syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome is a chromosome abnormality. However, FASD is not a chromosome abnormality. FASD is the only preventable -- 100% preventable -- cause of mental retardation. It is also the only one that is 100% untreatable. It's actually been estimated that FASD affects 40,000 infants each year. That is more than Spina Bifida, Down syndrome and Muscular Dystrophy combined. Lots of research is being done endlessly -- with parental education being the most important.
