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Adult Services
... aspects of assessment, diagnosis and care of a person with Down's syndrome who develops dementia. It looks at the Philosophy of Care that should be adopted by everyone in the life of the person, and what ...
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Tell it Right, Start it Right Action Pack
... a Diagnosis of Down's Syndrome Click here to read the history behind the Tell it Right, Start it Right Campaign ...
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Awareness Week 2010
... mothers and new parents of babies with Down’s syndrome receive balanced and accurate information about Down’s syndrome prior to screening and when a diagnosis of the condition is made. Shifting ...
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Midwives support Tell it Right, Start it Right
... of whom agreed with the importance of providing accurate and up-to-date information about Down's syndrome to new parents prior to antenatal screening and when a diagnosis is made. Many of them agreed to ...
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The DSA launches an All Party Parliamentary Group
... it Right (http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/TellItRight/) campaign to ensure that high quality support is given to parents after a diagnosis of Down's syndrome. The Group will seek to improve, through legislation, ...
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Down's syndrome & Autistic Spectrum Disorder
... them. The symptoms listed all need to be present for a diagnosis of ASD to be correct and allowance must be made for the expected developmental delays in language and cognitive development that are part ...
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Tell It Right, Start It Right Campaign History
... Down's syndrome, all of whom agreed with the importance of providing accurate and up-to-date information about Down's syndrome to new parents prior to antenatal screening and when a diagnosis is made. ...
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Are you pregnant, have you just given birth?
Documentary film-makers would like to speak to pregnant women who have recently had a positive diagnosis of Down's syndrome for their baby to be. They are also interested to speak to mothers who have ...
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Xervier's first 'words'
... life we found ourselves wishing that life would not be so ham-fisted with its "lessons." Over the following months we came to see our boy as himself rather than as a diagnosis or a proscribed future. ...
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DS & Sensory Processing Disorder
... at the mercy of her body and how it is functioning on that particular day. For a long time I believed Megan had a dual diagnosis of DS/ASD though I now realise this is not the case. My private OT has ...
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Births with Down's syndrome increase
... which has been compiled to coincide with Monday's documentary, was sent to parent members of the Down's Syndrome Association. It asked those who had received a positive diagnosis and opted to continue ...
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Thyroid disorder among people with Down's syndrome - Notes for Doctors
... what doctors need to know for diagnosis and treatment of thyroid problems. ...
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Thyroid disorder among people with Down's syndrome - Notes for parents and carers
... to date information on diagnosis and treatment for thyroid problems. ...
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Transforming the Quality of Dementia Care
... of dementia b) to promote the early diagnosis of dementia c) to improve quality of care and support to people with dementia and their carers. Our response agrees in general with the aims and outcomes ...
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4. How is Down's syndrome diagnosed?
The diagnosis of Down's syndrome is usually picked up soon after the birth of the baby because of the way it looks. There are many physical characteristics associated with the condition, which may lead ...
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Continuing Pregnancy with a diagnosis of Down's syndrome - A guide for parents
... for those who have had a pre-natal diagnosis of Down's syndrome and are continuing pregnancy. With personal stories from parents as well as information about the condition. ...
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It's a Wonderful Life
... diagnosis of congenital heart disease; a complete AVSD - a big hole in her little heart. On top of this, they found that she had a hypoplastic right ventricle; one of the chambers of her heart was too ...
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Shifting Perspectives 2006
... challenge the misconceptions surrounding the diagnosis of Down's syndrome. Each photographer's work conveys a different aspect of life with Down's syndrome from birth to adulthood and highlights that people ...
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Health service continues to fail parents of children who have Down’s syndrome
... views about people with Down's syndrome and felt led towards termination or adoption when they received a positive diagnosis. Johanne Walters, one of the parents who was surveyed, said: "The phone rang ...
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DSA responds to Wendolyn Markcrow sentence
... have children with more complex needs, including a dual diagnosis of Down's syndrome and autistic spectrum disorder, it often seems that they struggle to get appropriate or adequate support. This can leave ...