world down syndrome day 2014
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World Down
Syndrome Day
2014Naomi Uludamar RGN
LOTS OF SOCKS!
LOT
S O
F SO
CK
S!
So
ck
s lo
ok
like
ch
rom
os
om
es
!!
WH
AT
IS D
OW
N S
YN
DR
OM
E
• Everyone’s body is made up
of cells, and in each cell are
chromosomes
• Most people have 46
chromosomes in each cell
• People with Down Syndrome
have an extra – or 47 –
chromosomes in each cell
TR
ISO
MY
21
PEOPLE WITH DOWN
SYNDROME LOOK A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THAN YOU AND I
SOMETIMES PEOPLE WITH
DOWN SYNDROME HAVE
HEALTH PROBLEMS
PEOPLE WITH DOWN
SYNDROME LEARN THINGS
MORE SLOWLY THAN YOU
AND I
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE DOWN SYNDROME?
Ca
n yo
u c
atc
h D
ow
n
Syn
dro
me
?
• No, you cannot catch Down
Syndrome
• People who have Down Syndrome
are born with it and will have it
their whole lives
• Down Syndrome is a genetic
disorder, NOT an illness
LOTS OF THINGS!!
PEOPLE WITH DOWN
SYNDROME LIKE TO
DO THE SAME
THINGS YOU LIKE TO
DO; RUN AND PLAY,
SWIM, DANCE, RIDE
WHAT CAN PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME DO?
SOME FAMOUS
PEOPLE WITH
DOWN SYNDROME
Lauren Potter is a TV actress on the show ‘GLEE’ in the US
KA
REN
GA
FFNEY
• Karen Gaffney is a famous
swimmer in the US
• She swam across Lake Tahoe in
the Unites States
• That’s 9 miles!
• She also swam the English
Channel
• Very few people have done this!
SU
JEET D
ESA
I
• Sujeet Desai is a famous musician
• He plays 6 instruments!
• He performs in documentaries and
on TV
• He also has a 2nd degree black
belt in the martial art of Tae Kwon
Do
KEV
IN G
RO
W
• Basketball ace!
• Was captain of his school’s
basketball team
• Played with the Philadelphia
76’ers
FROM:
-OTHER STUDENTS
-TEACHERS
-PARENTS
-BROTHERS AND
SISTERS
-FRIENDS
-DOCTORS AND
NURSES
PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME SOMETIMES NEED EXTRA HELP
YES!
CAN I HELP?
BE KIND!
Don’t use words that can hurt people
BE PATIENT!Sometimes it takes someone with Down Syndrome longer to:
-Say something
-To think of an answer
-To do something
HO
W C
AN
I HELP
?
• BE FRIENDLY • BE HELPFUL
TH
AN
K Y
OU
! fo
r tak
ing
the
time
to le
arn
ab
ou
t Do
wn
Syn
dro
me