I don't mean fully but to some extent can they recover?
2007-09-20 10:18:12 · 9 answers · asked by chewie104 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
my cousing has downsyndrome... the doctors said he will die when he is 23 how can they live normal lives?
2007-09-20 12:32:43 · update #1
There are four degrees of mental retardation in people with Downs Syndrome: mild, moderate, severe and profound. People with mild mental retardation can be trained to be almost as fully functional as normal people; they can learn to read and write, do simple math, take care of their daily basic needs [hygiene, feeding, dress, cleaning their room/house, go alone on errands, manage money, etc]. Some of them live independently, have been trained on some kind of occupation and can work part or even full time. Those with moderate retardation can also be trained to take care of themselves, read and write, some live with roommates [usually more fully functional people with Downs], can be trained to do some kind of simple repetitive tasks [like bag groceries, do general cleaning, or assemble things at a factory],so they can also hold a job; but they need help to manage money or travel. People with severe retardation can function at about the same level as a toddler or a preschooler, so they may learn to feed themselves, be potty trained, but most of their needs have to be taken care of by someone else. Profoundly retarded people are basically babies; they have to be fed, bathed, diapered, and most don't even learn to walk. I hope that this information has been of help.
2007-09-20 11:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by la_nena_sabe... 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How can they predict how long your cousin will live unless he /she has other life threatening medical problems? Many people with Down syndrome are living to be senior citizens. They can live productive lives and contribute to our society. They may not be academically "smart", but they contribute to our society in many other ways.
As for recovering; no, it is not possible. But with speech & language therapy, life skills training, job coaching & training they are able to do many jobs and be a valuable part of our society. Best wishes to your cousin.
2007-09-21 11:29:49 · answer #2 · answered by cindy1323 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I actual have worked with children who've autism for the previous 10 years. there is one little guy who replaced into so extreme, he might want to do no longer something yet hint strains/shadows on the partitions. No eye contact, connections to human beings (even mom), no longer something. Now, after 6 years of ABA treatment, gluten-loose/casein-loose eating routine, chelation, theraputic horseback-using, OT, PT, speech treatment, and secretin infusions, he's like countless different known newborn i have seen. he's in 1st grade at an accepted, public college, performs at the same time with his brother, has acquaintances over, is going to acquaintances' homes, is off of the gf/cf eating routine, is performed with all remedies, and is stepped ahead in all tutorial elements at school. even if you are able to say that someone with autism can "recuperate", i do no longer understand, yet this youngster certain feels like this is plausible. i have had another youngster do an same element, yet replaced into no longer as in contact there, so i do no longer understand each of the specifics. I do, besides the undeniable fact that, understand that 3 years in the past, his mom reported no one at his college knew he had ever been clinically determined with autism--and that youngster had once in worry-free words spoken in repetitive strains from Blue's Clues!!
2016-10-20 02:12:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
more then likely not. However, I know several people with downs and have lived past 40 and 50
2007-09-20 12:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by S P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Down syndrome isn't a disease, so a person can't "recover." However, they can learn and use their brain to its fullest potential with the right teachers. Many down syndrome people can live normal lives, marry, and successfully raise children. Most down syndrome people are very kind and affectionate.
2007-09-20 10:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No, but cognitive abilities can be high or low. Some can manage in life very well, others will need lots of help.
2007-09-20 10:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs. B 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No. It is a genetic disorder, not a disease that you can recover from.
2007-09-20 10:21:07 · answer #7 · answered by longd 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People with trisomy 21 do not recover; they cannot eliminate the extra chromosome. They should NOT have children. This is a misnomer.
*sigh* Go ahead and give me a thumbs down. I'm a molecular biologist/geneticist. And you credentials are?????????
2007-09-20 10:25:51 · answer #8 · answered by beautifulirishgirl 4 · 1⤊ 5⤋
No because it is a chromosome that is wrong so it is genetic in nature.
2007-09-20 10:21:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋