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To achieve the objectives must be safely planned activities should begin in the cradle:

Encourage visual fixation and tracking. Show the child an object at a time, changing sizes and colors, close your eyes and trying to keep the head straight. Then after it has been setting their eyes on objects, cash them moving first slowly and then faster

Stimulate the auditory perception. Find objects that emit different sounds, and pleasant, and then pass them on to the handle.

Visual-motor coordination stimulating. Lay the child on a mat and showing objects and encouraging him to take them. As the child grows increasingly put more distance and then make available to various objects and toys. Read the rest of this entry »

Children with Down Syndrome, receive special education, which begins in the family related to the attitude of parents, so that the child should stay and enjoy the homey psycho in a climate adaptation and affection, as his first experiences mark their existence. What education is related to the child’s psychosocial Down, this is relatively easy and successful, and although their training is slow, many of them learn to read, write and add and subtract successfully, they should not be pressed during the process of learning, as the education of these children should be focused on specific aspects, systematic and immediate.

Also be pointed out that many of them are characterized by a high level rote, developing a vocabulary, and coming to pronounce correctly, all this is accomplished with patience and application of specific exercises and repetitive.

From organizing and directing the activities of children depend on the effective assimilation of the contents and the set of behaviors to be developed to achieve the objectives set depending on the maturation period. Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, Down Syndrome can be diagnosed before the birth of the baby. College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of the United States (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, ACOG) recommends providing all pregnant women regardless of age, a screening test for Down syndrome.

The test may consist of an analysis of the mother’s blood during the first trimester (weeks 11 to 13 of pregnancy) with a special ultrasound test to measure the thickness of the baby’s neck (nuchal translucency), or an analysis of maternal blood during the second trimester (weeks 15 to 20) without ultrasound screening tests help to identify pregnancies at risk of Down syndrome than the average but can not diagnose this or other birth defects.

Women who have an abnormal test result can be a diagnostic test like amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS). These tests can diagnose or, more frequently, rule out Down syndrome with great accuracy. Read the rest of this entry »

The outlook for people with Down syndrome are much brighter than it used to be. Most health problems associated with Down syndrome can be treated and life expectancy is currently about 60 years.2 People with Down syndrome are more likely than unaffected individuals to have one or more of the following conditions:

Heart defects. About half of babies with Down syndrome have defects heart. Some defects are minor and can be treated with medication, but others require surgery. All babies with Down syndrome should be examined by a pediatric cardiologist, a doctor who specializes in heart diseases of children, and an echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the heart especially) during the first two months of life allow treatment of any heart defect that may have. Read the rest of this entry »

The lack of skills and physical abilities leads to increased internal muscle tension that causes frustration not being able to adequately perform a task. When to use permanently on a strenuous effort of will, confidence decreases. Exercises to increase self-esteem, return and restore the neuromuscular capacity and allow you to assert yourself.

According to Feldenkrais, the head posture influences the state of the musculature. The muscles of the body depend on the work exerted by the muscles of the neck and head, and the more could it turn, the easier it is to turn the whole body to the limits of anatomy.

Release the muscles of the body, establishing a relationship of trust on the possibilities and physical capacities that influence your own behavior positively.

Exercise to improve self-esteem

* Lie on your stomach. Place the palms on the floor, one above the other and supports the front of them. Keep feet hip width. Lift your feet off the ground by bending your knees and Support her against one another.

* The legs form an approximate right angle with respect to the thighs, are separated and the soles of the feet are directed at the ceiling.

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