What is up with yall??? - Down Syndrome Message Board

flamin_lemonade · 01-10-2002, 08:21 PM

Why is there even a board here if you all aren't going to post? I remember when I first had my daughter, this was the place to go for all the best advice. Please, keep the lines of communication OPEN!!! Nikky

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sue bell · 01-25-2002, 01:46 AM

Hello everyone I,m new to this, I needed some information about DS. Which is not a subject I<m familier with. Question is it possible to have minor systems of DS. My daughter who is now 22 may have a slight look of DS although she is very atractive. But she is only 5ft 2inch is very clumsy forgets things her mind is not always there. but she is very intelligent. Ive looked on the web sites about this but it is very basic, my daughter has no idea what I may think, but it was all triggered one day looking at a poster of a very sweet little girl who has DS and I thought to myself she looks so much like my daughter when she was young, so now Im wondering if she may have slight systems of DS is this possible.
Would gladly welcome any comments. Louise MUM.

flamin_lemonade · 01-25-2002, 08:54 AM

I think there is a such thing as having a slight case of DS because the syndrome varies from case to case. My daughter, infact, has a very slight case. Noone can tell from just looking at her, and she, so far, is only delayed a month, and thats with walking and some other motor skills. But I would say that it is strange that the docter didn't catch that at birth, with the blood tests and all. That seems weird. I would take her to a genetics clinic, if you have one, and have some blood work ordered. If she does have it, even a slight case, it should show up in the blood test. Let mek now what happens, Nikky

flinny · 01-27-2002, 03:57 PM

You may want to do a search on Mosaic Down's. My daughter has Trisomy 21 and does very well. Many Mosaic Down's children and adults fair very well.
If you find a coincidence and need to know then contact your family doctor. Your daughter is 22. That was awhile ago and she may not have been recognized as having anything like DS.
My middle daughter who is now 13 has the clumsies. She is double jointed and is not solid on anything she does because her joints give. She has to put a lot of work into running because she works against the instability in her knees and ankles. She is constantly twisting and wrenching her ankles and her right knee. You can hear them pop in and out of joint at times when they do give and then pop back in.
My daughter also has tendencies to be ADD-HD but at this time appears more just not to pay attention to details. She is doing better as she gets older.
Ask you daughter's doctor if you feel strongly about your daughter's situation.

Tifferbelle · 01-27-2002, 06:40 PM

There really isn't such a thing as a slight case of DS. You either have it or you don't, the exception being Mosaic DS. Individuals, however, can vary in the degree to which they are affected. My daughter, who is 7, is very functional for a DS child, though she is delayed. When she was very young she didn't really look like she had Down's except to people really familiar with it. It's more evident now although many people still don't notice it. Mostly she just looks and acts young for her age. She wasn't even diagnosed until she was nearly a week old, and even then what clued them in was her heart defect. When she was very young she wasn't much more than a month or so delayed but as she's gotten into school age the gap has widened a bit. Anyhow she is still very cute and has lots of "typical" friends. Her teacher recently told me she was the most popular child in her class. Her classmates aren't aware of her disability. I would be surprised if your daughter had Down Syndrome and nobody noticed it until now unless it is Mosaic. Some people with Mosaic are barely affected at all.