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This 9 page paper discuses developmental milestones of preschool children who have Down Syndrome and those who do not. The paper discusses some of the differences in development from infancy to age 4. 1 Table included. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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is flatter, skin folds in the corners of the eyes, and smaller ears or mouth than children without Down Syndrome (Pueschel, n.d.). Most often, children with Down are smaller in
stature than other children (Pueschel, n.d.). Children with Down Syndrome do not grow at the same rate as children without disabilities, in any way (Pueschel, n.d.). However, there is a
great deal of variance among these children in terms of their growth and development (Pueschel, n.d.). Pueschel (n.d.) reports that the majority of these children "function in the mild to
moderate range of mental retardation. However, some children are not mentally retarded at all." They could "function in the borderline to low average range" (Pueschel, n.d.). The developmental progress in
specific areas from birth to age 4 years are reflected in the following table. Developmental Area Milestone Normal Down Syndrome Gross motor Sits alone Stands alone Walks alone 5-9 months
9-16 months 9-17 months 6-16 months 12-38 months 13-48 months Fine motor Grasps object Builds tower Copies circle 2-6 months 10-19 months 24-40 months 4-11 months 14-32 months 36-60 months
Communication Skills First words spoken with meaning Two-word phrases 10-23 months 15-32 months 13-36 months 18-60 months Personal and social skills Smiles when spoken
to Drinks w/cup Dry in daytime Bowel control 1-2 months 9-17 months 14-36 months 16-48 months 1.5-4 months 12-23 months 18-50 months 20-60 months (Source: DSMIG, 2000). This
table demonstrates that just as there are vast variations in the development of a normal child, there are the same degree of variations in the development of a child with
Down Syndrome (DSMIG, 2000). What is clear is that the Down Syndrome child develop skills at a slower rate than do normal children. For instance, the normal child will usually
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