"The onset of dementia will usually affect the part of the brain that deals with language. This means that there will now be significant and increasing deterioration in the person’s level of verbal ability. The ability to both understand and use words and language becomes impaired. Additionally, because the part of the brain that we use to identify the ...

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In June 2009, Angela O'Riordan, Ireland's first Down Syndrome Liaison Nurse took up her post - funded by Down Syndrome Centre - in the Dept of Paediatrics in AMNCH. Under the guidance of Professor Hilary Hoey and Joan Murphy, Angela has been finding her feet and will shortly begin hospital visits to new parents of children born with Down syndrome ...

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The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) has called for people with Down syndrome and their carers to ensure that vision needs are regularly monitored after new research into the structure of the eye in people with Down syndrome has found significant differences from the norm.

It is well known that people with Down syndrome are more likely to ... Continue reading

A couple of stories caught my attention this past week, that made me stop and think about the different reactions around the world that a diagnosis of Down syndrome can generate.

An article in last week’s Moscow Times (25.08.09) reveals that a diagnosis of Down syndrome is “nearly a social curse” and “about 85 percent of families ...

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