Symptoms
What kind of muscle tone does a child with Down Syndrome have?
Decreased or Low Tone
What does OT want to maximize with treatment?
Age appropriate:
- Self Cares
- Functional, academic and lesiure skills
What does the incidence of Down Syndrome correlate with?
The mother's age
- women over 40 are at greater risk of delivering a baby with down syndrome
What kind of eyes do children with Down Syndrome have?
Upward Slanting Eyes
True or False: Children with Down Syndrome have difficulties with play and leisure activities
What is the current life expectancy of an individual with Down Syndrome?
Around 55 years old
What are two intellectual and developmental symptoms of children with Down Syndrome?
- Short Attention Span
- Poor Judgement
- Impulsive Behavior
- Slow Learning
- Delayed Language and Speech Development
What are two things in a childs occupational performance that are affected by Down Syndrome?
- ADL/Self care activities
- Fine and gross motor skills
- Skills that relate to their performance in school
- Play and leisure activities
Down Snydrome occurs in every __ of ___ live births.
1 of 800