(De Volkskrant, Opinie & Debat; Friday 7 October 2011) Thecla Rondhuis is philosopher and author of “The mongol, the mother and the philosopher.” Even as a mother of a child with the Down-syndrome it is difficult to accept the narrowed limits of his possibilities. Toilet-trained he became only at the age of eleven, [...]
How will my child with Down syndrome develop language?
On December - 2 - 2010
Children with Down syndrome almost all experience difficulties in language development. The understanding of language is relatively more developed than the expression.. The development of the spoken language is complicated by problems with hearing and the auditory (through hearing) process information. The visual channel functions are generally considerably better. Therefore since the 80s of the [...]
Children with Down syndrome and nutrition.
On November - 8 - 2010
For infants, of course, the main source of nutrients is formula or breast milk. As your baby grows you will start adding solid foods per your child’s pediatrician’s instructions. When your child becomes a toddler he or she will likely get her nourishment from table foods. At this point it is important that she gets [...]
The Down Syndrome 1: signs and symptomes
On October - 7 - 2010
The cause of Down syndrome is a different cell division: Not inherited is the trisomy 21: the moment the egg is furtilized the first cell (zygote) develops three copies of the 21st chromosome instead of 2, Sometimes genetic, sometimes spontaniously the 21st chromosome has 2 copies but one chromosome type 21 is attached to another [...]
Raising a child with Down Syndrome
On September - 15 - 2010
While raising a child with Down Syndrome, parents frequently meet problems of social behaviour and learning behaviour. Parents can avoid most of the problems, or reduce the effect of it by adapting their own routines of interacting with the child or structuring time and space. * Problems mostly mentioned by parents: My child may react [...]
