{"id":2,"date":"2009-11-12T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-07-19T06:09:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T13:09:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Down\u2019s syndrome?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sdsa-what-is-down-syndrome.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sdsa-what-is-down-syndrome.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sdsa-what-is-down-syndrome-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sdsa-what-is-down-syndrome-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sdsa-what-is-down-syndrome-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/sdsa-what-is-down-syndrome-585x293.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Down\u2019s syndrome is a congenital condition which is caused by a genetic malfunction where three copies are made of chromosome 21 instead of two; this is known as trisomy 21. People who are born with Down\u2019s syndrome often suffer from both physical and mental difficulties; however, most children who have Down\u2019s syndrome are healthy and with the right help and support, can expect to enjoy a happy and fulfilling childhood.<\/p>\n<h2>Statistics<\/h2>\n<p>The likelihood of having a child with Down\u2019s syndrome increases significantly in women who give birth over the age of 35; by the age of 49 it is estimated that the chance of having a baby with Down\u2019s syndrome is between 1 in 12 and 1 in 8. The affects of Down\u2019s syndrome can be present in several of the body\u2019s major systems and can subsequently disrupt several bodily functions. Usually children with Down\u2019s syndrome grow at a much slower rate than other children of the same age and they have trouble with their sight and hearing. Depending on the individual case there may also be evidence of issues relating to thyroid activity and the alignment of the spine.<\/p>\n<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<p>Those who suffer from Down\u2019s syndrome are less able to learn new concepts and ideas than people who do not have the condition, on average, people with Down\u2019s syndrome have a significantly lower IQ and reading age; for this reason most children attend specialist schools where education is tailored to their intellectual capacity.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Down\u2019s syndrome is a congenital condition which is caused by a genetic malfunction where three copies are made of chromosome 21 instead of two; this is known as trisomy 21. People who are born with Down\u2019s syndrome often suffer from both physical and mental difficulties;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71,"href":"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sdsa.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}