an abortion just because your child was going to be born with Down syndrome? Patricia Bauer didn’t; she raised her daughter with Down syndrome because she felt that is was the right thing to do. Down syndrome children should be treated like the equals they are‚ not like some sort of alien. In the very beginning of Bauer’s article she is simply explaining the abortion rate these days‚ and how it is mostly children with down syndrome that get their life terminated. She is able to write this article
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Madeline Stuart an inspiring teen model with Down syndrome has just landed her first major cat walking event and nothing less than at the New York Fashion Week. Madeline’s story is making headlines and winning support because of how she is expanding people’s ideas of what a model can be. The fashion industry is often seen as exclusionary yet models of diverse body types are increasingly breaking those long-erected barriers. Story of Model With Down Syndrome is Going Viral For All the Good Reasons -
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Chromosomal Disorders 1. Name the condition. Edwards Syndrome (or Trisomy 18) 2. Outline the chromosomal abnormality. Trisomy 18‚ or Edwards syndrome‚ occurs when a person has a third copy of material from chromosome 18 instead of the usual two copies. 3. What chromosomes are involved? Chromosome 18 is the only chromosome involved with this disorder. 4. What does it affect? The majority of children born with Edward ’s syndrome appear both fragile and weak; many are underweight. Their
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Reye syndrome is a disease that can cause irritability‚ confusion‚ loss of consciousness‚ and brain damage. It is a disease that can most often affect children ages 6 to 12 years old. If not addresses reye’s syndrome can lead to swelling in the brain and liver damage. By looking at the cause for this disease experts were able to provide a intervention. In this paper we will examine how public health research help to serve as an intervention for reyes syndrome. Winter was the most prominent time
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Rett Syndrome: Important to Diagnose Imagine this‚ you are enjoying the Christmas holiday at your grandparents with your aunts‚ uncles‚ and cousins. You think nothing of it because it is a completely normal thing to do. This is the first year all of my cousins were together in about three years. I introduced my boyfriend‚ Devin‚ to my other cousins he hadn’t met yet. As we were talking‚ I grabbed a plate of snacks when my five year old cousin walks up to me. She did not say anything just stared
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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy : Family Violence Research Paper Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) is referred to as several names‚ such as‚ fabrication illness and hospital addiction syndrome. The Maternal Child Nursing Care text book defines this syndrome as‚ “a rare but serious form of child abuse in which the caretaker deliberately exaggerates or fabricates histories and symptoms or induce symptoms. It is a form of child maltreatment that may include physical‚ emotional‚ and psychologic abuse
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Commonly confused with Autism‚ Asperger’s Syndrome is a type of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). These types of disorders (PDD) have delays is the development of basic skills such as‚ the ability to socialize‚ to communicate‚ and to use imagination. Children with Asperger’s typically have normal intelligence and language development‚ but these could change as they get older. This disorder was declared official in 1944 by an Austrian doctor‚ Hans Asperger. How is Asperger’s different from
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Outline Thesis: Research shows that smoking in public areas has a negative effect on people. I. 126 million non smokers are exposed to second hand smoke. A. Only smoke free buildings and public places truly protect nonsmokers from the hazards of breathing in other people’s tobacco smoke B. Second hand smoke can create dangerous health hazards. C. Fourteen states have passed what are considered comprehensive smoke-free workplace laws‚ those that include restaurants and bars. II.
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the Exceptional Child Graduate Research Report July 28‚ 2013 Asperger’s Syndrome: Shedding Light on the Madness Education of the Exceptional Child Graduate Research Report July 28‚ 2013 Asperger’s Syndrome: Shedding Light on the Madness In researching my topic of Asperger’s Syndrome‚ I was confused at first because of all of the information out
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Lysosomal storage diseases are rare‚ inherited disorders caused by the deficiency of one or more enzymes within the lysosomes of cells. Hunter Syndrome also known as mucopolysaccharidosis disorder II (MPS II)‚ is a genetic abnormality occurring in canines and humans. It is a rare X-linked recessive metabolic storage disorder caused by the deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme iduronate-2-sulphatase‚ which is needed to breakdown complex sugars produced in the body‚ leading to progressive accumulation
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