World Down

Syndrome Day

2014Naomi Uludamar RGN

LOTS OF SOCKS!

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• 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

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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?

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• 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

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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

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• 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

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• 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

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I HELP

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• BE FRIENDLY • BE HELPFUL

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