Most parents wrong perception in the calling of a child with
Down syndrome as children with autism. In fact, they are different. Autism is a
developmental disorder or disorders of socialization. Patients has three
disorders, ie, disorders of communication and interaction, behavior and
movements and speech were repeated.
Signs of autism can be seen on a condition. For example, the
child shows strange and unusual behavior. Always jumping and always walks
somewhere. Signs appear earliest when children aged one year.
Usually it happens because the child is less stimulation from
the environment. Autistic children usually can not be cured like a normal
child. They can only be in therapy to become independent.
Children with autism are not the same as with Downsyndrome (DS). DS child is usually born with chromosomal abnormalities due to
genetic factors. Obvious physical characteristics at birth. Narrow eyes, small
nose with a flat nasal sidelines, small head, small mouth with long tongue
often protruding. Usually followed by weakness or abnormal function or damage
to other organs. The common are heart defects and hearing loss.
Some children DS had a higher IQ than the average normal
children. The ability to think they are very nice. However, most have lower IQs
than normal children. The ability to think they are very slow.
There is a possibility of DS children born to women who were
pregnant at the age of over 35 years. There are hormonal changes that can cause
chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. In addition, the virus TORCH
(toxoplasmosis of other agents, rubella, cytomegalovirus and herpes) in the
mother becomes a risk factor for children suffering from DS. We recommend
checking your health first. If there TORCH virus in the body, better be cured
first, rather than infectious and adverse effects on the baby.
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