Wonke umuntu ujwayelene nalesi sifo futhi kuyisihloko esibukeka siyinkimbinkimbi futhi sibucayi kimi ngezindlela eziningi. Ukuhlala nengane ene-Down's syndrome akuyona inketho ngaso sonke isikhathi. Izinyathelo zokuqala zokuthola nokuxilonga esizichazile kwesinye isikhathi zisiza ukucacisa lokhu kukhetha. Uma uthatha isinqumo sokuqhubeka nokukhulelwa, impela kungcono ukulungiselela kusengaphambili lokho okuhilelekile ekunakekeleni ingane, ukuze uzithokozise futhi udlulise impilo egculisa ngangokunokwenzeka.

Abantu abaningi abane-Down's syndrome baphila impilo ephelele futhi ejabulisayo. Kodwa-ke, badinga usizo lwansuku zonke ezimweni eziningi. Alukho usizo oluthile lwe-Down syndrome, kodwa ucwaningo esiluchazile noma kunjalo lunikeza ithemba ngokukhubazeka kwengqondo.

Umuntu one-Down's syndrome nakanjani udinga ukuqashwa njalo ukuphatha izinkinga zesifo. Ngincoma ukuvakashelwa njalo kudokotela wezingane ongashayela abanye ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaningi, kanye nama-physiotherapists, abelaphi bezemisebenzi, abelaphi bezinkulumo, izazi zokusebenza kwengqondo nabanye ochwepheshe.

Ekugcineni ngeluleka ngokuqinile abazali ukuthi bathole usizo nokuxhaswa yizinkampani nezinhlangano ezinikele kulesi sifo.

UDkt Jacques Allard MD FCMFC