Condition

Down syndrome is a genetic condition, it is a mental disability and causes developmental delays. Some common physical conditions of Down syndrome are compressed facial features and a small head and neck, unusually shaped eyes and ears, hands with a single crease in the palm, short fingers and small hands and feet, extreme flexibility, short height, slow physical development and finally small white spots on the iris called Brushfield spots. Children with Down syndrome are also usually socially and mentally developmentally delayed. There is a large span of developmental problems, but some more common ones are: impulsive behaviour, poor judgement, short attention span and slow learning. Children with Down syndrome are also more at risk of other health problems caused by their unique physical condition.