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how can i help my child with apert syndrome?

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See details: Children with Apert syndrome have multi organs problems: craniofacial, hands (fingers web) V shape palate , underbite , hearing and vision impair.  Need lots of correctional surgeries but mostly can Intergrated in mainstream society later in life.

Question 2

how would you describe "middle child syndrome"?

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Not getting enough a: Middle child syndrome is a child who does not getting enough attention and love because the parents are busy and providing more attention and care to the oldest and the youngest children. My recommendation to the parents is not to have children closer than four years apart. This provides enough age difference between the children to get the best care.

Question 3

how can you tell a child has mild rett syndrome?

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Genetic testing: Rett´s syndrome is a genetic disorder almost always affecting girls.
Genetic testing as well as a very detailed exam can give you answers. Typically girls start off with normal development up until about 18 months, sometimes the first symptom is the arms and legs get floppy, and loss of hand movements that are purposeful. It afects the brain, cognition and breathing patterns amongst other things.

Question 4

how to cope with aspergers syndrome in your child?

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Become an expert: Become the expert on your child and the diagnosis, be very involved in all the therapies and the educational process. You are your child´s best advocate and at the end of the day no one will know him better than you.

Question 5

what's it like to have a child with apert syndrome?

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Difficult rewarding: Genetic condition is caused by gene mutation with problems of facial/cranial bone development. The medical problems come from these deformities. A loving, supportive & involved family is correlated with normal outcomes in alpert's people. There r many obstacles- surgeries, sleep apnea, frequent ear/sinus infections. http://children.webmd.com/apert-syndrome-symptoms-treatments-prognosis?page=2.

Question 6

how can i find out if my child has aspergers syndrome

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Asperger: Please talk to your pediatrician, after examining the child he/she needs torefer the child to a developmental pediatrician and then the diagnosis of aspergers is to be given.

Question 7

is it possible for a child  to live with edwards syndrome?

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Life is relative: Probably the majority of conceptions with this chromosome pattern will terminate early in pregnancy. Those that are born have a limited lifespan. Approximately 30% die by the end of the first month & 50% by the end of the 2nd. By a year about 10% remain with major medical & developmental problems.

Question 8

what are the odds of having another child with rett syndrome?

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Very low: 99.5% of the time, there is just one child with rett syndrome in a family. This rare genetic condition occurs almost always in girls. It's caused by a mutation of the mecp2 gene on the x chromosome. The international rett syndrome foundation (http://www.Rettsyndrome.Org/) can be very helpful.

Question 9

what is the probability of having a child with downs syndrome?

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Depends on mom's age: A woman's chances of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome increase with age because older eggs have a greater risk of improper chromosome division. By age 35, a woman's risk of conceiving a child with Down syndrome is 1 in 400. By age 45, the risk is 1 in 35. However, most children with Down syndrome are actually born to women under age 35 because younger women have far more babies.

Question 10

hi, can you catch gianotti-crosti syndrome from another child?

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No: we do not know the exact cause but it appears to be a type of hypersensitivity reaction to a viral or bacterial process in the skin. It is not to our knowledge infectious. Hope this answers your question. Dr. R

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