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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"People with Down syndrome"”.
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Post-school adult life for young people with Down syndrome
Down syndrome is a chromosomal birth disorder affecting one in 650 to 1000 live births in Western Australia. The life expectancy for people with Down syndrome has increased dramatically over the past two generations leading to these young people having changing needs in terms of social, economic …
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Healthier lifestyles app
People with Down Syndrome compared to their peers without Down Syndromes are more likely to be obese, which can result to untreated hypothyroidism, but it can also be due to uncontrolled or lack information in regard to the number of calories in their daily intake as well as the level of physical …
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Estimulação precoce e o desenvolvimento de pessoas com Síndrome de Down
… the influence of early intervention for children with Down Syndrome (DS). Down syndrome is caused by a genetic change that occurs on chromosome 21, with the presence of an extra chromosome. People with Down syndrome show a delay in their intellectual and motor development, this delay in cognitive …
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A study to explore the factors that influence the aspirations of youth with Down syndrome in terms of employment
It is a common belief that people with Down syndrome are to be considered not capable of being employed in the open labour market. Upon leaving school they are usually placed in segregated setting such as sheltered or protected workshops or are simply left at home. This study aims to establish …
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Acceptance, recognition and supported independence: Wellbeing for children and young people with a disability in New Zealand: The voice of youth with Down Syndrome
… what wellbeing means for children and young people with a disability and the factors that influence wellbeing in the home, school, and the community. The research was carried out through consecutive interviews that captured children’s voice through the methods of visual sociology. Grounded …
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Estudio de prefactibilidad para la instalación de un hostel backpacker que utiliza la metodología “empleo con apoyo” para emplear a personas con Síndrome de Down en Cusco
With the following preliminary study, it is aimed to determine the technical, economic and financial viability of the installation of a hostel backpacker in Cusco that promotes labor insertion for people with Down syndrome. The service offered is addressed to people between 24 and 35 years old who …
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Identifying phenotypic change across time in mouse models of Down syndrome
Advances in Down syndrome (DS) research depend on the availability of mouse models that replicate the genetic landscape and resulting phenotypes of DS which allow for experimental manipulation to correlate cellular and molecular changes with behavior, in a way that is not possible with human …
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Perceptual and acoustic features of speech in individuals with Down syndrome and their impact on speech intelligibility
… and neurological involvement, difficulties with all five of the components of speech production have been frequently reported for people with Down syndrome (DS). When producing speech, the five components combine to produce a spoken message via the acoustic signal. The amount of acoustic …