DOWN SYNDROME In "Living with Down Syndrome", Kosie invites us into his remarkable world.

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"There are so few things to worry or mope about if you live cheerfully... it is a different way of being that enriches our lives... living with someone with Down syndrome makes you shift your parameters of 'normality'". These are the words of Marie Schoeman, mother of 22-year-old Kosie Schoeman who has Down syndrome. In “Living with Down Syndrome”, Kosie invites us into his remarkable world.

Down syndrome is associated with various degrees of impairment of cognitive ability and physical growth, as well as facial appearance. It is a chromosomal disorder caused by an extra 21st chromosome.

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Down syndrome, also called trisomy 21 syndrome, is a chromosomal disorder caused by an extra 21st chromosome. Dr John Langdon Down first described the syndrome in 1866, and the disorder was identified as a chromosomal disorder by Jérôme Lejeune in 1959. Although Down syndrome cannot be prevented, it can be detected before a child is born with an amniocentesis during pregnancy, or at birth. Down syndrome is often associated with a measure of impairment of cognitive ability and physical growth, as well as a characteristic facial appearance. These characteristics can vary widely from child to child, and while some children with Down syndrome may need extensive medical attention, others lead healthy lives. There are many resources and support networks within communities to help people living with the condition.