October is called 'Down Syndrome Awareness Month'. Down syndrome children need to be integrated into the mainstream of society through awareness. Also known as Down Syndrome-Trisemi-21.
★What is "Down Syndrome"?
If there is more than 1 chromosome in a pair of chromosome 21 in a human body cell, then it is called Down syndrome. This phenomenon of excess chromosomes occurs randomly However, the cause of this problem is considered to be the elderly mother The probability of giving birth to such a child is less than 0.1% for 20 year old mothers and 3% for 45 year old mothers. There are more than 2 lakh children and individuals with Down syndrome in Bangladesh.
★Down syndrome is characterized by the physical and mental characteristics of the child:
=>The eyes are round, the nose is flat and flattened, the ears are round, the lips are thick and flat, the tongue and abdomen are large, and the baby is small-shaped.
★How to diagnose this disease?
=>This disease can be detected in the womb by skinning test or genetic test or by direct observation after birth.
★Problems due to Down Syndrome.
=>Children sit late and talk, crawl and learn to heart, but their IQ is usually 20-50 and 5% Down Syndrome children can study.
★Remedies
=>Down syndrome is treated with speech therapy, language and physical therapy.
We all need to remember that Down Syndrome is a part of children's society. Ensuring proper treatment without neglecting them. The family needs to be most aware that the child with Down Syndrome can become self-reliant and live by learning like a normal child by providing adequate care and nutritious food and necessary therapy for the development of the child.
