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Peter ten Brink as Ben Schmidt: A boy with Down syndrome. David Lambert as Steve Bennett: A boy with ADHD and Tourette syndrome. He is the most hyperactive student in the class. Jimmy Bellinger as Matt Snyder: A boy with Autism. He is a whiz of mathematics and science. Kesun Loder as Lewis Dayhuff: A boy with Dyslexia. He lives with his 13th ...
Freebird is a 2021 Canadian 2D animated short film written and directed by Michael Joseph McDonald and Joe Bluhm, and co-led by creative director Nicholas Herd. [1] The plot follows Jon, a boy with Down syndrome, navigating the world with a loving mother, an absent father, and a life-long crush.
March 21 (3/21) is World Down Syndrome Day, chosen because people with Down Syndrome have three copies of the 21st chromosome instead of the usual two. "Gabe lives his life to the fullest," Nick ...
Lindsey Wiggins tells PEOPLE she had some inklings that her daughter might have Down syndrome, but "broke down" when a doctor suggested tests at 4 months old Mom in Tears After 4-Month-Old Is ...
Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, [12] also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. [3] It is usually associated with developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability , and characteristic physical features.
John C. McGinley and his son Max at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation's 14th Annual Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show at the Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel on Nov. 12, 2022 in Denver.
The average IQ of a young adult with Down syndrome is 50, equivalent to the mental age of an 8- or 9-year-old child, but this number varies widely. [3] At the same time, they enjoy a rich social and emotional awareness. [4] Down syndrome is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans, [3] occurring in about one per 1000 babies born each ...
Sonja Rasmussen, M.D., professor of genetic medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, explains how Down syndrome and mosaic Down syndrome differ. “Typically, we all have 46 ...