Division of Developmental Disabilities Services The Learning Curve “Enhancing the Knowledge of DDDS Professionals” Supplemental Review Questions January 5, 2009 / Volume 2, Issue 4 Facts About Down Syndrome True / False (Circle one): 1. T F The preferred spelling in the United States is “Down’s” syndrome. 2. T F Most children with Down syndrome are born to younger parents. 3. T F Down syndrome can never be cured. 4. T F Individuals with Down syndrome have feelings just like everyone else. 5. T F Opportunities for individuals with Down syndrome are very limited. Fill in the Blanks: 6. Life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has increased dramatically from 25 in 1983 to _______. 7. Down syndrome occurs in one out of every ______ births, and more than ___________ people in the United States have this genetic condition. 8. Down syndrome also encompasses two other genetic conditions: _________________ and _________________. 9. A 35 year old woman has a one in _______ chance of conceiving a child with Down syndrome. By age 45, the incidence increases to one in ______. 10. In 1959, the French physician, Jerome Lejuene, identified Down syndrome as a chromosomal anomaly when he observed _____ chromosomes present in each cell of individuals with Down syndrome instead of the usual _____.