Hypotonia – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 10.
by I remember the first time I learned of hypotonia. AJ was maybe four or five months old and his physical therapist in the PICU at …
Genetics and Family Resemblance – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 9.
This is one of the few things I have heard personally. “It’s too bad he won’t look like you and Aaron, but kids with Down …
Medical Conditions – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 8.
When we first received word that the staff at the hospital believed that AJ might have Down syndrome, they suggested doing genetic testing right away. …
Brushfield Spots – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 7.
When most people think of the eyes of a person with Down syndrome, they typically think of how they are almond shaped and slanted. But …
Down Syndrome is Common – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 6.
I’ve always known Down syndrome existed, but before AJ was born, my interactions with others with Down syndrome were practically non-existent. At the time AJ …
Different types of Down Syndrome – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 5
Until AJ was diagnosed and we met with a geneticist, I really had no idea that there was more than one type of Down syndrome. …
Life Expectancy – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 4.
I knew that medical advances had come a very long way, for all of us, but I didn’t realize they had come this far. A …
Down Syndrome vs Down’s Syndrome – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 3.
Did you know that most syndromes, diseases and disorders are not named after people who had them, but rather by the people who discovered or …
Mild and Severe – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 2.
Down syndrome is diagnosed based on of the presence of an extra 21st chromosome. There is no way to know how that extra chromosome will …