DOWN’S SYNDROME
Did you know…?
- Two babies with Down’s syndrome are born every
day in the UK. Around one in every 1000 babies born will
have Down’s syndrome.
- There are 60,000 people in the UK with the condition.
- Although the chance of a baby having Down’s syndrome
is higher for older mothers, more babies with Down’s
syndrome are born to younger women.
- Down’s syndrome is caused by the presence of an
extra chromosome in a baby’s cells. It occurs by
chance at conception and is irreversible.
- Down’s syndrome is not a disease. People with
Down’s syndrome are not ill and do not “suffer”
from the condition.
- People with the syndrome will have a degree of learning
difficulty. However, most people with Down’s syndrome
will walk and talk and many will read and write, go to
ordinary schools and lead fulfilling, semi-independent
lives.
- Today, people with Down’s syndrome can expect
to live to between 40 and 60 years of age on average.
Information Courtesy of:
Down’s Syndrome Association,
155 Mitcham Road,
London
SW17 9PG.
Tel: 0208 682
Fax: 0208 682 4012
E-mail: info@down’s-sydrome.co.uk
For Further information visit the website
www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
|
|
 |
|
