Children with Down syndrome have distinctive facial appearance. Although all children with Down syndrome have the same characteristics, some of the most common are:
Flattened facial features
Small head
Short neck
Protruding tongue
The upward slanting eyes, unusual for an ethnic group of children
Unusually shaped ears
Down children can also be:
Low muscle tone
Broad hands and short with a single crease in the palm of the hand
Relatively short fingers
Excessive flexibility
Infants down can be a medium size, but usually grow slowly and are shorter than other children the same age. In general, the stages of development as sitting and crawling, occurs in about twice the age of children without impairment. Children up to a certain degree of mental retardation, usually mild to moderate range.
Flattened facial features
Small head
Short neck
Protruding tongue
The upward slanting eyes, unusual for an ethnic group of children
Unusually shaped ears
Down children can also be:
Low muscle tone
Broad hands and short with a single crease in the palm of the hand
Relatively short fingers
Excessive flexibility
Infants down can be a medium size, but usually grow slowly and are shorter than other children the same age. In general, the stages of development as sitting and crawling, occurs in about twice the age of children without impairment. Children up to a certain degree of mental retardation, usually mild to moderate range.
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