Down Syndrome
How Is It to Raise a Child with Down Syndrome
How is it to raise a child with down syndrome can be challenging at periods, or not so challenging. It depends on how you look at it. With Down Syndrome children you don't have a lot of challenges that a child who does not have this condition, but has other behavioral issues that are more challenging than a chilld with Downs Syndrome and more extreme.
Life with these children can involve emotions and moods they may have. They like to play with new things and enjoy life also, as other children do. The cost to raise a child with this condition can be about $1,085.00 per month. There are programs that have funding available to assist you with this money in raising the child.
How is it to raise a child with down syndrome can be challenging at periods, or not so challenging. It depends on how you look at it. With Down Syndrome children you don't have a lot of challenges that a child who does not have this condition, but has other behavioral issues that are more challenging than a chilld with Downs Syndrome and more extreme.
Life with these children can involve emotions and moods they may have. They like to play with new things and enjoy life also, as other children do. The cost to raise a child with this condition can be about $1,085.00 per month. There are programs that have funding available to assist you with this money in raising the child.
The average life expectancy of these children is about 60 years of age. The age use to be about 25, but due to advances in various areas to help these children the life expectancy is much longer. There are no longer inhumane treatment of these children and instituionalization as it use to be. The children are also more mainstreamed in regular educational system to receive the least restrictive education possible for them.
The three basic types of Down Syndrome are Trisomy 21, Mosaic Down Syndrome, and Translocation Down Syndrome. The Trisomy 21 condition is most common and this is where every cell in the childs body has three copies of the chromosome 21 instead of just two.
The three basic types of Down Syndrome are Trisomy 21, Mosaic Down Syndrome, and Translocation Down Syndrome. The Trisomy 21 condition is most common and this is where every cell in the childs body has three copies of the chromosome 21 instead of just two.
