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Abba's Kids Ministry of Dreams Foundation has 14 special needs children who are immediately available for adoption. We have to find families for these children till December 19th, 2008. You will find the written information on the children bellow. Please, scroll down!
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# 6 - male, DOB October 16, 2004 Listed in the List of November 01, 2007
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The child was born on October 16, 2004 out of third pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth with weight 2700 gr. and height 47 cm. When the child was born big corneas with bluish-gray color were observed and no pupils could be seen. Consultation with ophthalmologist was completed and the child was directed at a specialized clinic. The child was placed in an orphanage on December 30, 2004. The child is with familial laden for glaucoma. Since October 27, 2004 till November 4, 2004 the child was hospitalized and diagnosed with: Blepharo-conjunctivitis. Doubting inborn glaucoma. Inborn infection. Visus is not tested. Eyelids – severely swollen and hypermeric, with heavy suppurate secretion mixed with blood. The left eye – bigger than the right. Corneas with decreased transparency to almost lacking. There are no anomalies related to the hearing. In relation to the vision Blepharo-conjunctivitis is present with the child, with doubting for inborn glaucoma. Right eye – diameter 11-12 mm with decreased transparency. Does not lighten. Left eye – corneous diameter 12 mm. Decreased transparency. The cornea in the center has grown very thin and protuberant. Measurements taken on July 8, 2008: Weight – 9.700 kg, Height – 89 cm. It concerns a child who gets up and walks around static support. He walks holding on two hands. He eats with feeding bottle, does not drink from a cup. He reaches toys by himself, feels them with his hands and plays with them. When called by his name, listens to the direction of the sound. Reacts impetuously to a contact with an adult. The child doesn’t see but hears. No psychological illnesses or deviations of the child have been established.
Last updated: September 19, 2008.
# 9 - female, DOB January 2, 2001 Listed in the List of November 01, 2007
The child was born on January 2, 2001 out of unknown sequence of pregnancy, unknown mechanism of birth and unknown parents. The child was admitted in the orphanage at an approximate age of 6 months as a child that was left on the street by her parents. The child is with bilateral blindness caused by bilateral inborn cataract. Horizontal nystagmus is present with the child, as well as malformative stigmas – beak-like nose, prognatia, Gothic palate. On July 9, 2001 neurological consultation was carried out – normal neurological status, EEG – without deviations. On July 2, 2002 due to inborn anomaly of the eyes surgical correction of the eyes was performed. On March 15, 2006 a second surgical correction of the eyes’ defect was performed: the inner straight muscles of both eyes were moved to the equator and the outer straight muscle of the left eye was shortened with 4 mm and sewn to the respective place. The child wears glasses. She has normal for her age physical and neuro-psychical development. The weight and height are within the limits for the age norms. The child is not often ill. She is communicative, freely communicates with peers and adults. She adapts very well in new environment. She is curios and has desire to work. She attends a preparatory class in the school for children with damaged vision. The child is with diagnosis from a doctors commission – inborn bilateral cataract – decreased visual ability. She is lively and active. She participates in group activities with a pleasure. She is active among her peers and knows how to commune with them. She is sensitive and when she feels uncertain she closes in herself. In an unknown environment the child doesn’t relax immediately. She needs time to trust and accept a new person. The child is distinguished with a good concentration of the attention. She shows interest in the tasks given and concentrates quickly. She has a good switch from one task to another. Memory – she easily remembers and reproduces new things. She has excellent auditory and speech-logical memory. The girl can group objects by different signs and to find connections and relations between objects and occurrences. She knows and tells the main and some additional colors. She can count to 10 and knows the numbers. She has good spatial orientation. She has well developed gross motorics. The child is with well developed active vocabulary and speaks in full and grammatically correct sentences. She has very good vocal and singing abilities and likes to sing and dance and to participate in motion and musical games. The child is with a very good educational capacity. She attends kindergarten for children with decreased vision in
Last updated: September 29, 2008.
# 11 - male, DOB May 20, 2003 Listed in the List of January 25, 2008
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The child was born on May 20, 2003 out of first and untraced pregnancy via normal mechanism of birth. The child was born with weight 2850 gr. and height 48 cm. The child was placed in an orphanage on May 26, 2003. There is no data for familial laden. During his stay in the orphanages the child was hospitalized as follows: Since July 30, 2003 till August 4, 2003: diagnosis – Infection of the urinary tract. Hypotrophy. Anemic syndrome. Since August 4, 2003 till August 15, 2003: diagnosis – Pyelonephritis acuta. Observation – Inborn anomaly of the excretory system. Hypotrophy. Since August 16, 2003 till September 19, 2003: diagnosis – Broncholitis acuta. Pyelonephritis acuta. Hypotrophy III-rd degree. Anemic Syndrome. Observation – Inborn anomaly of the excretory system. Since December 15, 2003 till January 12, 2004: diagnosis – Observation – Mucoviscidosis. Treatment with Creon was started. Since January 12, 2004 till January 19, 2004: diagnosis – Mucoviscidosis. Since September 20, 2004 till October 11, 2004: diagnosis – Pyelonephritis chronica. Observation – Mucoviscidosis. Since May 29, 2007 till October 1, 2007: diagnosis – Mucoviscidosis. Since October 1, 2007 till October 6, 2007: final diagnosis – Broncholitis acuta. Mucoviscidosis. DNA homo-zygote for the mutation F508 del. On July 30, 2007 echo-graphy of abdominal organs was performed and the results showed no pathological deviations. The child is with diagnosis: Mucoviscidosis (Also known as Cystic Fibrosis). DNA homozigot for the mutation F508 del.
The following treatment needs to be applied to the child:
1. Inhalation with physiological saline solution – three times a day;
2. Inhalation with Pulmosin – once a day;
3. Creon – 4 times a day one capsule of 25 000E;
4. Liposoluble vitamins;
5. ACC – 100 mg daily;
6. It is appropriate to include food supplements;
7. Prophylactic antibiotic treatment is necessary – 3-4 times a year.
Inner organs: chest – “chicken”; nails – type watch glass; lungs – reduced vesicular breathing with slightly prolonged expirium and dry whistling wheezes. The skin of the child is olive with decreased turgor and elasticity. Measurements taken on May 27, 2008: Weight – 12.500 kg, Height – 86 cm. It concerns a child who lags behind in his weight and height with more than two standard deflections for the age but is with normal neuro-psychical development. The child is with adequate behavior, friendly and contact. He stands up for a toy in fights. He is affectionate and likes to be in proximity to a favorite adult from the personnel. The child participates in individual and group games and classes. He is with a good emotional tonus and interacts well with children and adults. He walks steadily and independently, runs, jumps, goes up and down stairs without support. He participates with a joy in motion games. His thinking is visual-graphic. The child is with well built up passive and active vocabulary. He doesn’t pronounce correctly the sounds in the words but his speech is understandable. He can match correctly the nouns and adjectives. He tries to describe an object. He can express his thoughts. He connects the words in simple sentences. He can count to 5. The child distinguishes the behavioral forms and emotional state of the people surrounding him. He demonstrates preferences and attachment to people who are close to him. He has a notion for the functions of the different objects and uses them according to their purposes. He recognizes and abides by the main hygienic norms. The child dresses and undresses on his own, puts his clothes in order, puts on and takes off his shoes on his own. He eats on his own and does so cleanly. He participates in putting in order the playrooms and keeping them well organized. He participates in physical exercises and games, shows emotional attitude toward music and likes to dance. The child reacts positively to physical closeness. Need for attention is observed. He has emotional attitude toward adults and peers. He likes to sing with the children. He can construe single objects. He regulates all his limbs when performing some main movements. He uses adequately a ball. The child controls his physiological needs and already gives signal when he needs to go to the toilet. The child doesn’t need special care in his bringing up, except the one necessary for application of his treatment which is permanent. He needs corrective work with speech therapist.
Last updated: July 22, 2008.
# 3 - male, DOB April 8, 2004 Listed in the List of November 01, 2007
The child was born on April 8, 2004, full term, with phenotype signs of Down Syndrome. The child was placed in an orphanage when he was 26 days old. There is data for atypical dermatitis. Measurements taken on April 18, 2008: Weight – 10.500 kg, Height – 89 cm. It concerns a child who lags behind in his physical development and all spheres of his psycho-motor development. He needs psycho-pedagogical stimulation and medical care. He needs special care in his bringing up – kinesitherapist and psychotherapist. Coefficient of development – 16. Motorics: age of development – 7 months. The child is with general hypotonus but the support of his legs is better. He doesn’t walk. He turns to his stomach and makes weak attempts to crawl. He sits on his own at the corner of his crib and leans on his back. Sensory activity: age of development – 9 months. He manipulates actively with toys. He picks up toys situated aside, grabs them with two hands and transfers them from one hand to the other. He can keep hold of two cubes and hit them one against the other. Emotional development: age of development – 8 months. He doesn’t understand praise and prohibition. He doesn’t make communicative gestures. With greater persistence and established good contact the child rejoices, smiles but doesn’t cooperate. He doesn’t understand and doesn’t carry out orders. Speech development: age of development – 7 months. He pronounces combinations of sounds and long syllables but doesn’t pronounce syllables as an imitation. When listening to music he vivifies, “hums” and rocks in time. Sleep: during the night and naps sleeps calmly and doesn’t wake up. Waking time: he lies on his back for a long time. He starts to move to a desired toy by turning from back to his stomach and vice versa. The child manipulates with toys more actively. He doesn’t seek the contact of the adults. He doesn’t interact with the other children. Play: He doesn’t imitate the actions of the adults. He manipulates non-specifically with different toys – grabs, shakes, puts in his mouth and throws. He hits two cubes one against the other. He has difficulties when trying to separate his pointing finger. Characteristic of the social relations: he doesn’t enter into relations with the other children from the group. He has difficulties in communicating with adults too and doesn’t cooperate. When teased he smiles and pronounces spontaneously syllables. Conclusion: the child lags behind in his psychical development. He needs intensified and systematic motor rehabilitation, individual and purposeful pedagogical sessions. A multidisciplinary staff works on the tasks appointed and the individual plan established.
Last updated: September 19, 2008.
# 4 - male, DOB June 11, 2003 Listed in the List of November 01, 2007
The child was born on June 11, 2003 out of second pregnancy, via C-section, with weight 2500 gr. and height 49 cm. The child was born livid, with the umbilical cord around his neck, decreased muscle tone, started crying after aspiration and become pink after giving him oxygen. After the birth malformative stigmas for Down Syndrome were established in the child and it was cytogenetically proved – regular form 47 XY+ 21 male karyotype. After the birth the child was brought up by his parents. He was placed in an orphanage on August 6, 2003. Since April 19, 2006 till July 10, 2006 the child was hospitalized with diagnosis: Tuberculosis of tracheobronchial lymph knots in phase of infiltration /-/ negative on microscopy and inoculation. Since June 11, 2007 the tuberculostatic treatment has been stopped after consultation with pediatrician-pulmologist and received negative result from Quantiferonic test. The child is subject to follow up with pediatrician-pulmologist. At the moment the child is clinically healthy. The child is often ill with infection of upper respiratory tract. In June 2008 a surgery was performed to remove inguinal hernia. Bilateral cryptorchism is present with the child. Measurements taken on June 18, 2008: Weight – 10.200 kg, Height – 87 cm. The child moderately lags behind in his neuro-psychical and mental development. He has hypotony. He needs active work for development of understanding and mastering the speech, for mastering and strengthening the health and hygienic habits. He walks steadily but often falls. The child has relatively good gross motor skills. He walks independently, crouches, sits and runs. When climbing up and down steps he needs help as he is not yet stable enough. His fine motor skills are not well developed – he holds a pencil and draws horizontal and vertical lines within the limits of the paper. He has difficulties in more precised activities, his movements are not coordinated and are jerky. He needs help to dress and undress, put on and off his shoes. He eats independently, holds the spoon and drinks from a cup on his own. Skills corresponding to the age are lacking. He doesn’t tell when he needs to go to the toilet. The compensation in the lagging behind is difficult due to the level of the mental lagging behind. The child is with unstable attention and quickly changes his moods. Manifestations of fear and cheer are observed, often adequate to the stimulus. He reacts to sounds and seeks the sources. He knows his name and answers when called by it. The child is very emotional and positively disposed. He shows curiosity, he is affectionate and smiley. He initiates contacts with children and adults. He doesn’t reject a contact initiated by an adult. He is glad when the attention is directed at him. He reacts violently and negatively when he is hungry. He is very active and constantly needs new stimulus and variety. When he is not satisfied he easily gets mad. Sometimes manifests auto-aggression and aggression towards the children. The lagging behind in the speech is considerable. The child utters inarticulate sounds. He tries to pronounce syllables and imitates sounds. He understands simple orders and tries to carry them out. The child sleeps calmly. His playing is developed to an object-manipulative stage. He is very active when awake. He participates in group activities with eagerness but doesn’t keep the rules. He has favorite toys, plays with them for a short time and doesn’t allow the other children to touch them. The child likes the music classes, he is cheery and even tries to hum the melodies of the songs. He is very rhythmic and likes to listen to music. The child establishes elementary contacts and relations. He is contact and initiative in his relations. He cheers up in close contact with an adult from the personnel. He is included in the program “Granny and grandchild” and is very happy when he sees his “granny” Mimi. He likes the games and walks outside. He needs work with respect of his cognitive development – stimulation of speech activity, enrichment of the notions for the surrounding world, mastering and strengthening adequate for the age health and hygienic habits. The child shows positive development in relation to his self-serving and strengthening of his skills.
Last updated: September 29, 2008.
# 5 - male, DOB March 11, 2004 Listed in the List of November 01, 2007
The child was born on March 11, 2004 out of second pregnancy which passed normally and out of first birth via normal mechanism. The child was born with weight 3200 gr. and height 52 cm. After the birth malformative stigmas for Down Syndrome and lack of anus were established in the child. After the birth the child was admitted in an emergency in a Neonatal Surgical Ward where a surgery was performed and anus preter naturalis colonis sigmodei was taken out. While his stay in Children’s Surgical Ward the child exhibited signs of heart isufficiency. Consultation with Children’s Cardio-surgery was carried out and diagnosis was established: non-precised intravalvular defect, small persisting arterial channel. Cardio-tonic therapy was prescribed. The child was placed in an orphanage on April 23, 2004. On January 27, 2005 a surgery was performed – plastic of the big intravalvular defect situated under the septal velum of the tricuspid valve with Impra patch and ligature of the persisting arterial channel. There is no need for treatment of heart insufficiency. From the three follow up visits in the hospital it was determined that the post-surgical result is excellent. There is no residual shunt on chamber and vassal level, without residual murmur findings. The child remains without medicines. A follow up is scheduled in 2009. On May 18, 2005 protoplastic saggitalis posterior a modo Penya was performed – smooth postsurgical period. In the anal area – well formed neoanus. On January 30, 2006 laparatomy cum excisio anus preter naturalis was performed. Anastomosis terminoterminalis sigme – smooth postsurgical period. During June 2004 due to changes established with echo-graphy of abdominal organs (Hydronephrosis rhenis), uroculture was tested and bacteriouria was found. Treatment with antibiotics was carried out. Urocultures have been tested repeatedly – sterile. On July 6, 2005 abdominal echo-graphy was performed – the slight dilatation of the pyelocalix system is hold up. Urocultures are performed twice – Esherichia colli was isolated. 10 day course of treatment was carried out consistent with the antibiogram. The last follow up urocultures – negative. Caryogram – Trisomia 21. In the area of the sternum surgical cicatrix from median thoracotomy is present. Anal area – on the normal spot neoanus is formed and it extricates defecations. On the left of the abdomen cicatrix is present from laparotomy cum excision anus preter naturalis. In relation to the outer sex signs micro-penis is present with the child, as well as elevatory small testicle at right and cryptochism at left. Measurements taken on April 22, 2008: Weight – 14.550 kg, Height – 98 cm. The child lags behind in his intellectual and mental development at the level of severe degree. He started walking at age 3 years and 4 months. IQ – 26. He was certified by a doctors commission – 100% disability with assistance till June 1, 2009. He needs dispensary observance after the surgical correction of the inborn heart malformation – follow up in July 2009. The child is motion active. He walks steadily and runs. He climbs on his own in a stroller. He walks around from one room into another while opening and closing the doors on his own. He can get to a toy on his own and with a great persistence, then picks it up and manipulates with it. He is interested in different toys. He can hold a pencil and leave traces on the paper. Often the child pronounces well differentiated syllables: ma-ma-ma and has two words in his active vocabulary: baba (Bulgarian for granny) and kaka (Bulgarian for older girl). He carries out elementary orders. The child understands prohibitions that have been repeated to him often but not always abides by them. He agrees to hold the spoon when eating but he can’t feed himself. He plays by throwing the toys on the floor. He is contact and positive emotions prevail. He gives his hand for “Hello”. His sleep is calm and he likes to sleep. Sometimes during the day it happens that he gets into the stroller on his own and falls asleep in it. He eats regular food and is fed by an adult. He can’t drink from a cup. The child rarely regulates his physiological needs, doesn’t tell about them but when put on a potty he poops in it. His playing with toys is subject-manipulative, with different toys and he prefers to be among other children. He gets in a plastic car and moves with it to the room with the TV where he sits in an inflated chair and watches TV. He establishes visual and tactile contact with the children and tries to play with a child from the group. His contact with the children is often through aggression. He cheers when contacted by an adult, laughs and sometimes combines sounds. When hold he grabs the hands of the adult and makes him/her clap with them. He often initiates the contact with an adult through aggression. A speech therapist works with the child twice a week. His development is slow but positive.
Last updated: September 11, 2008.
# 22 - male, DOB February 09, 2005 Listed in the List of July 10, 2007
The child was born on February 9, 2005 out of first pregnancy that passed normally. The child was born via normal mechanism with weight 2850 gr. and height 49 cm. The child was born in severe injured general condition with acrocyanosis, without swallowing and sucking reflex. There was data for cardiac decompensation and manifested hyperbilirubinemia in the period of newly born. After the birth clinical data for Down Syndrome was established. The child was placed in an orphanage on February 28, 2005. The child is hereditary laden with the Down Syndrome on the line of the father. In February 2005 cytogenetic analysiswas carried out with the following result: Trisomia 21 – translocational form. Inborn heart malformation is present with the child: full atrioventricular septal defect, type III according to Rasstely – shared atrium. Undervalve aortic stenosis. Mild valve pulmonal stenosis. Persisting atrioventricular channel. Chronic cardiac insufficiency. Palliative cardiac surgery was performed in May-June 2006. The child is often ill with acute infections of the respiratory tract – rhinopharingitis, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia. In June-July 2006 the child was hospitalized on the occasion of pyothorax and fistula of the right lung. At the present the child is with the following diagnosis: Down Syndrome. Inborn cardiac malformation – atrium septum defect, condition after palliative surgical correction. Severe lagging behind in mental development. Hypotrophy II-nd degree. Measurements taken on May 28, 2008: Weight – 12.800 kg, Height – 87 cm. The child lags behind in his neuro-psychical development which is characteristic for Down Syndrome. He doesn’t cover the norms for height and weight. Weak dynamics in the neuro-psychical development are being registered. The child is psycho-motorically calm with hypotonus of the legs, his main position is laying down but can turn from back to stomach and vice versa. He can sit for short periods of time but doesn’t have support in the legs. He rarely assumes embryonic pose when on his back. When put in a walker stands passively and doesn’t initiate moving around. The fine motorics are characterized by a palmar grip. He takes a toy given to him, keeps it shortly and after that throws it away. The active attention is caught with difficulty and is kept shortly. The speech activity is at a level of separate throaty sounds and long combinations of sounds. Recently tries to imitate sounds. He does not react to his name. He expresses his main necessities with crying. He does not seek and demand the presence of an adult but in a play and tease laughs loud. He establishes a good visual contact and follows with a gaze the movements of an adult. He reaches and picks up a toy, manipulates with both hands, transfers an object from one to another hand. With a good gripping reflex characterized by palmar grip. The visual motor coordination has reached level hand-hand, eye-hand, and mouth-hand. The child has recently started to eat with a spoon (fed by an adult). He is not potty trained. He doesn’t cooperate when his clothes are being changed. His sleep is calm. Conclusion: The child exhibits considerable lagging behind in his neuro-psychical development due to motor lagging behind, lagging behind in speech development and socially-personal development which are all characteristic for Down Syndrome.
Last updated: October 1, 2008.
# 24 - male, DOB January 01, 2003 Listed in the List of July 10, 2007
The child was born on January 1, 2003 out of first pregnancy which passed normally. The child was born via normal mechanism with weight 3200 gr. and height 50 cm. After the birth malformative stigmas for Down Syndrome were established, with manifestations of cardiac insufficiency. After the birth the child was brought up by his parents. He was placed in an orphanage on February 26, 2003. The child is with data for inborn cardiac malformation: intervalvular defect – tubercular. Measurements taken on July 15, 2008: Weight – 18.000 kg, Height – 110 cm. The child lags behind in his neuro-psychical and mental development at a severe level. He started walking at 2 years. At the present the child walks steadily, tries to run but is slow and unstable. He climbs up stairs slowly with support. The manipulations with objects do not correspond to his age; his motions are not well coordinated. Very good imitative abilities are present with the child. Throughout activities he is with good concentration of the attention. He uses more than 10 words reasonably. Reacts to his name and carries out simple orders. Sometimes aggressive behavior toward the other children is observed. The child feeds himself independently. The lagging behind corresponds to: Motorics – 5 year old; Cognitive and socially-personal development – 4 year old; Speech – 3 year old.
Last updated: September 11, 2008.
# 27 - female, DOB August 31, 2001 Listed in the List of July 10, 2007
The child was born on August 31, 2001 out of first pregnancy which passed normally. The child was born via normal mechanism, in good general condition with weight 3400 gr. and height 50 cm. After the birth malformative stigmas for Down Syndrom were established in the child. After the birth the child was brought up by her parents. She was placed in an orphanage on September 5, 2001. The child is with inborn cardiac malformation – Fallot’s tetralogy, for which in 2005 a surgery was performed: radical correction of the Fallot’s tetralogy with valvate conduit contegra 16 mm. Desobstruction of the right valve exit way. Plastic of intervalvular defect with Dacron. Plastic of the two branches of the lungs artery. There is data for chronic conjunctivitis. The child is often ill with infections of the upper respiratory tract. Measurements taken on April 30, 2008: Weight – 11.000 kg, Height – 100 cm. Severe lagging behind in her mental development is present with the child. She doesn’t have developed speech, utters sounds and tries to pronounce the word “baba” (Bulgarian for granny). She knows her name and answers when called by name. She carries out elementary orders. She can turn from back to stomach and vice versa, she sits, stands and walks along stable support or holding on to two hands. She likes to snuggle, to be talked to and then shows cheerful emotions. Alexandra can drink from a cup and already eats independently. Zone of closest development: play with legos and cubes; consultation with speech therapist for determination of speech abilities.
Last updated: October 1, 2008.
# 28 - female, DOB June 13, 2003 Listed in the List of July 10, 2007
The child was born on June 13, 2003 out of second pregnancy which passed normally. The child was born via normal mechanism with signs of infection with weight 3100 gr. and height 50 cm. After the birth malformative stigmas for Down Syndrome were established in the child. The child was placed in an orphanage on June 24, 2003. There is echo graphic data for Hemangioma hepatitis established in 2005. In 2004 echo-cardiography was carried out: false cord in the left chamber. Normal heart in structural and functional respect. No indications for treatment. In 2005 mictional cystography was carried out – no data for vesicoureteral reflux. The child is often ill with infections of the upper respiratory tract. Measurements taken on April 10, 2008: Weight – 9.600 kg, Height – 84 cm. The child gains weight satisfactory. On July 10, 2008 the child was certified by a doctors commission for psychical diseases with leading diagnosis: Severe mental lagging behind. General disease: Severe mental lagging behind because of Down Syndrome. The child severely lags behind in her neuro-psychical development due to her DS. She walks holding on to two hands. She can walk 2-3 steps on her own. She pronounces accidental combinations of sounds. She eats with a spoon and drinks from a cup on her own. She sits independently on a chair by the table and feeds herself with solid food. The child is integrated in the group. She is daily with the other children in the playroom. She repeats movements after visual demonstration. She demands individual attention.
Last updated: October 1, 2008.
# 29 - female, DOB May 08, 2002 Listed in the List of July 10, 2007
The child was born on May 8, 2002 out of third pregnancy through C-section. The child was born in depressive state with weight 3300 gr. and height 49 cm. After the birth malformative stigmas for Down Syndrome were established in the child. The child was placed in an orphanage on May 14, 2002. Current diseases of the child: Down Syndrome; Inborn cardiac malformation – intravalvular defect. Severe lagging behind in the mental development. Condition after correction of inborn bilateral pes equinovarus bilateralis (inborn club feet). From March 2004 through October 2004 the child was ill with Tuberculosis. Measurements taken on September 11, 2008: Weight – 12.000 kg, Height – 85 cm. The child is with severe lagging behind in her mental development. A surgery was performed to correct her club feet and since September 3, 2008 she has been walking with help from an adult. However, her left foot was not completely corrected. The child is motion active and sits independently. She reaches and holds on to a subject given to her. She keeps a toy and manipulates with it. She is calm and smiling during most of the day. When her needs are not satisfied she fusses and throws toys. She can show her positive emotions. The child is affectionate and likes to be hold and carried around. She doesn’t have developed impressive and expressive speech. She doesn’t understand and carry out simple orders and short instructions and doesn’t understand the meaning of separate words. The girl doesn’t have elementary skills for self serving. She falls asleep with difficulties in the evenings and rarely takes naps. She likes to listen to music and play with musical toys. She rarely enters into contact with other children. She is completely carried for by the personnel. With this child it is necessary to stimulate the motion development – walking with help and teaching her to eat more solid foods. New consultation with orthopedist is to be carried out with respect of the incomplete correction of the left foot.
Last updated: October 1, 2008.
# 30 - male, DOB January 16, 2006 Listed in the List of July 10, 2007
The child was born on January 16, 2006 out of first pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth, with weight 3450 gr. and height 51 cm. After the birth malformative stigmas for Down Syndrome were established in the child. The child was placed in an orphanage on January 23, 2006. The child is with functional heart murmur. Measurements taken on August 5, 2008: Weight – 11.000 kg, Height – 76 cm. The child shows development in the sphere of global and fine motorics, speech activity, emotional and social sphere and skills and habits. He walks independently and steadily, rarely falls. He can run and bend down to pick up a toy from the floor without sitting down. He climbs up and down stairs with some support. He can build objects with legos, embeds three objects according to the size. He can string objects with different diameter on a steady base. The tweezers grip is in the process of forming. He likes graphical activities – he holds a pencil and draws spontaneously and eagerly within the limits of the paper. He can fold a paper with help. He can portray observed actions with toys. He participates with willingness in individual and group activities and wants to do everything on his own. When he faces difficulty he seeks the help of an adult. The child drinks from a cup independently and holds, bites and chews a cookie. He eats independently with a spoon. He keeps his will attention on known objects and people for prolonged time. He shows interest in mastering new skills. The child enjoys organized activities, reacts emotionally when contacted by an adult. He rejoices when accomplishes a task. He shows a wide range of moods, feelings and behaviors – demonstrates attachment, protest, sadness in separation, anxiety. He distinguishes strangers from known people and is reserved to strangers. He is happy when praised with “bravo”. He reacts with displeasure to prohibitions. He laughs loud when playing. The child develops qualities for social behavior. He approaches with trust and curiosity in his contacts with children and adults. He is included in the program “Granny and Grandchild”. He has established emotional connection with an adult and demonstrates expectations from her. He experiences emotionally the separation after individual activities. Speech development: due to lagging behind in the speech development a speech therapist works with the child. He carries out orders according to verbal instructions. He imitataes sounds. He pronounces limited number of words when imitating – hello, baby, mama, baba, am-am. He tries to pronounce new words. He uses 4-5 sensible words. The child establishes with difficulty visual contact to observe articulation. He feeds himself with good appetite. He can drink from a cup while holding it with two hands. He washes and dries his hands with help. He expects and seeks the help of an adult. When awake he is active and always finds something to attract his attention to. He seeks contact with the adults and the children. The child plays for a long time and sometimes sets apart his own play corner inaccessible for the other children and gets sad when having to share a favorite toy with them. The child seeks the contact with both adults and children. He has individual sessions with speech therapist and relative psychomotoric sessions. Conclusion: the child lags behind in his psycho-motoric development. The psychical age of the child is 20 months. The coefficient of development is 66,6%. The child lags behind more considerably in his speech development due to which individual work with speech therapist continues. Greater self-sufficiency, stabilization of the motorics, adequate emotionality and development in the sphere of the speech are observed in the child.
Last updated: September 11, 2008.
# 31 - male, DOB April 07, 2005 Listed in the List of July 10, 2007
The child was born on April 7, 2005 out of second pregnancy which passed normally, via normal mechanism of birth. The child was born with weight 3200 gr. After the birth phenotype signs for Down Syndrome were established in the child. During the period of newly born he was treated for Clepsiele sepsis. After the birth the child was brought up by his parents. He was placed in an orphanage on June 14, 2005. The child was born with inborn cardiac malformation (corrected) – full atrioventricular septal defect. Atrioventricular insufficiency of high degree. Persisting arterial channel. Debit lung hypertonia. Cardiac insufficiency. A surgery was performed in September 2005 – radical correction-plastic of the intervalvular defect with PTFE. Plastic of intervalvular defect, type I with pericardium. Plastic of mitral valve. Ligature of persisting arterial channel. Remaining small intervalvular defect. Moderate atrioventricular insufficiency. At the moment the child is without medication treatment, only echo-cardiographies are being carried out according to a schedule. Measurements taken on July 15, 2008: Weight – 8.700 kg, Height – 79 cm. The child severely lags behind in his neuro-psychical development. He mainly lies on his belly while leaning on his hands but can sit with support. He straightens up by unmoving support and can walk sideways. He crawls and reaches desired objects with which to manipulate. He reaches out and picks up hanging toys and everything in his range. The coordination is developed. He shows interest to rings, rubber toys and toys with sounds. The child pronounces multiple sounds. He reacts to his name and smiles. He is very happy and charming. He enjoys tease and contact and laughs loud. He is fed with a spoon while sitting. He especially enjoys showers and baths. He doesn’t control his physiological needs. While awake the child is calm among the other children and observes them without entering in contact with them. He prefers the presence of an adult in different moments. The child is well adapted to the environment and the personnel and has preferences for those taking care of him.
Last updated: September 11, 2008.
# 32 - female, DOB April 24, 2001 Listed in the List of July 10, 2007
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The child was born on April 24, 2001 out of second undesired pregnancy, with weight 3150 gr. and height 51 cm. After the birth malformative stigmas for Down Syndrome were established in the child. Measurements taken on August 13, 2008: Weight – 18.000 kg, Height – 111 cm. The child lags behind in her neuro-psychical development. She doesn’t cover the main indicators for her age. She started walking independently at the age of 2 years and 6 months. She plays with toys. The child doesn’t speak but understands and carries out some orders. She tries to pronounce some words. She understands the speech of the adults and has built up elementary habits and skills for self serving. In her everyday life she imitates the adults. She likes to play with dolls and to wear the shoes of the adults. She has a good emotional tonus, not always reacts adequately to different situations in her everyday life. She has preferences for how she looks and when she disagrees she reacts with crying.
Last updated: September 11, 2008.
# 20 - female, DOB March 20, 2003 Listed in the List of July 10, 2007
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The child was born on March 20, 2003, out of second normally passed pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth with weight 2.500 kg and height 46 cm. Trans-fontanel echography was carried out: mild dilatation of the lateral ventricles. On September 27, 2003 a follow up trans-fontanel echography was carried out: hydrocephalus interna, cystic formations in the right hemisphere, several smaller in the left, dilated brain ventricles. The child was placed in an orphanage on June 6, 2003. The child is vaccinated against the diseases included in the vaccination calendar of
Last updated: December 1, 2008
# 20 - female, DOB June 23, 2001 Listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on June 23, 2001, out of first pregnancy. The child was placed in an orphanage on August 2, 2001. During her stay in the specialized institution the child has not been hospitalized. With regard to the vision, converging strabismus (crossed eyes) is present with the child. Consultation with ophthalmologist was carried out on October 8, 2003 and surgical correction was performed with good result. The internal organs are without specifics. With respect of the lagging behind in her neuro-psychical development a consultation with neurologist was carried out who diagnosed the child as follows: Minimal brain dysfunction. Motor alalia. Measurements taken on September 9, 2008: Weight – 18.000 kg, Height – 116 cm. It concerns a child who is with good physical development and lags behind in her neuro-psychical development. Motor alalia is present with the child. The coefficient of development is 56,4. The child needs periodical follow ups with ophthalmologist and neurologist. With regard to the specifics of her behavior and psychical development the child needs individual sessions with psychologist and pedagogue, mainly to correctional and instructive direction. The contact with the child is being established with difficulties. She does not play with the other children and adults. Permanent introvert behavior is observed, as well as active avoidance of contacts with the others. The emotional processes are unstable and labile. She shows stressed negativism toward the others, emotional passivity when the environment changes. The child is included in individual program with oligophreny-pedagogue, psychologist, speech therapist and social pedagogue. Minimal improvements of her development are observed. She manages to pronounce a syllable, even though subconsciously. She has built up emotional connection with her mentor. She is an emotional and gentle child who is with normal for her age height and weight and with correct posture. The child lags behind in her neuro-psychical development – exhibited deficit in her intellectual activity and exhibitions of autistic symptoms. The child is enrolled in an individual program which is carried out by different specialists. Positive development of the adaptation in the group is observed – the aggressive manifestations have decreased and her emotional stability has improved. The child shows interest in musical activities and can reproduce familiar melody by humming indefinite sounds. She intonates accurately. She has sense of rhythm. The child walks independently and safely. She jumps, climbs up and down stairs and slides. She is flexible and mobile – she carries out exercises with great difficulty on a lever and climbing devices. Her fine motorics are not perfected. Her speech development is impeded. The following diagnosis is present with the child: Motor alalia. She yields to correctional influence with difficulties. The expression of the speech is impeded due to which her active vocabulary is very poor. Sounds and syllables with unclear meaning prevail. She manages to pronounce mechanically words of a song. The child is reticent and uncommunicative. She is easily agitated and often acts inadequately and stereotypically. She doesn’t like changes. Negativism toward the others is observed. She prefers individual activities. She calms down when holding something in her hand. She understands everyday and permanent commands and words. She behaves very adequately and is obviously content and happy during walks and field trips. She reacts when her name is pronounced. In privileged contact with an adult positive change in her emotional state and development is observed. She has developed a strong emotional connection with her mentor. In individual meetings she is very calm and satisfied. Due to the specifics of her psycho-motor condition the child has incorrect grip when writing and does not push enough to the paper the pencil or the pen. When helped she can write vertical and horizontal lines. She organizes pictures in a row and column. She does well in fitting objects. She has skills to stick mosaics but without creating distinct figures. Sometimes hums with sounds and already with words from songs. She can use tambourine in her hand. The child tries to undress but when dressing has difficulties. She can wash her face and hands on her own, after specifically being asked to. She eats regular food feeding herself independently. She drinks from a cup. She shows irritation when the food is finished. She doesn’t always communicate her physiological needs but when asked to go to the toilet, she complies. She easily falls asleep but is restless while sleeping.
Last updated: December 1, 2008
# 151 - male, DOB October 8, 2003 Listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on October 8, 2003, out of third normally passed pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth with weight 2.850 kg and height 46 cm, 14 days earlier than the probable term of the birth. After the birth, malformative changes of the hands’ fingers were established – his thumbs are at the same level as the other fingers, thus making impossible the opposition of the thumbs to the other fingers. The child was raised by his parents after the birth. On October 20, 2003 the child was hospitalized in Infectious Disease Ward due to carrying Echerihea Coli O78. The child was placed in an orphanage on November 13, 2003. During the stay in the specialized institution the child has not been hospitalized. The child has been ill with tonsillo-pharyngites and infections of the urinary tract, which were treated in the specialized institution. During 2008 treatment for alopetia areata was applied to the child. With respect of the vision with the child is present Amaurosis and Fibroplasia retrolentalis oculi utriusque. On September 15, 2007 consultation with ophthalmologist was carried out with the following result: Microphthalmia – bilaterally. Neo-vascularisation of the right cornea after suffering from corneal ulcer. The pupils are knit to the surface of the lenses. The vitreous bodies illuminate only in the bottom. The eyegrounds do not mirror – Fibroplasia retrolentalis oculi utriusque. The internal organs are without specifics. Echography of the abdominal organs was carried out: Liver with dimensions 79 mm at the medioclavicular line, with regular echo-structure. Ductus holedohus and intrahepatal gall ducts – 2 mm. Vena porte – 7 mm. Gall bladder – anehogenic, with normal dimensions and width of the wall. Pancreas – with normal dimensions and echo-structures. Abdominal aorta and visible branches – without specifics. Spleen – with normal dimensions and echo-structures. Kidneys – with normal dimensions, smooth and sharp outlines, preserved cortex, without concretions and hydronephrosis. In the area of supra kidneys no pathological process is being scanned. Bladder – well filled, anehogenic. The following diagnoses are established in the child: Amaurosis. Severe degree of intellectual deficit. Measurements taken on August 22, 2008: Weight – 12.000 kg, Height – 95 cm. It concerns a child who considerably lags behind in his neuro-psychical development both with respect of the speech and the motorics. The lagging behind is not solely due to the visual defect but is rather a combination of eye and brain malformation in which direction points as well the microcephalic configuration of the head. Discussion and performance of neuro-imaging test is imminent. It is worked on individual program with the child, inclusive of sessions with physical therapist, pedagogue, psychologist and periodical meetings with typhlo-pedagogue. Mental lagging behind is present with the child, combined with stereotypical movements. The child was consulted with psychiatrist. On the background of the therapy carried out he is calm with normal length of the night sleep. The exhibitions of auto-aggression are observed more rarely. The child lags behind in his neuro-psychical development – he is blind. His hearing differentiation is developed to the degree of distinguishing some (but not all) of the voices of the surrounding adults. The influence of a person on the child provokes emotional reactions of laugh and motion liveliness. The child moves chaotically his hands. He hits purposefully specific musical toy. Due to the inborn malformations of the thumbs, he has difficulties gripping objects as a purposeful movement. He can stand on his own holding on to an unmovable support. He can step sideways. He can walk holding on to two hands led by an adult. He tries to move around on himself in a walker. The child pronounces syllables but not by imitation.
Last updated: December 1, 2008
# 180 - female, DOB July 13, 1999 Listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on July 13, 1999, in wedlock, out of first normally passed pregnancy, via C-section with breech presentation, with weight 2.800 kg and height 46 cm. The child was placed in an orphanage on August 10, 1999. Down Syndrome is present with the child. Trisomia 21. From the cytogenetic analysis: 47, XX, t(+21). Trisomia 21 – regular form. The internal organs are without specifics. Measurements taken on August 15, 2008: Weight – 14.000 kg, Height – 103 cm. It concerns a child who lags behind in her physical and neuro-psychical development. Moderate mental lagging behind is present with the child. The girl is calm, contact and disoriented. She doesn’t speak. She can’t take care of herself. The child walks independently. She is being cared for by the personnel. She seeks contact with the others. She plays with toys. She is with decreased activity of the receptors. Her notions are poor and inexact. Low level of the attention is present. She switches from one activity to another with difficulties. Her imagination is poor. She often gets into apathetic condition. She is timid and hesitant. She likes to seclude. She is entirely cared for by the personnel. She cries without reason when washed and bathed. The child doesn’t control her physiological needs. She doesn’t eat on her own. She is always clean and neat. She participates partially in the classes. She colors forms and glues modules. She moves in time with the music. She likes to play with subject and mechanic toys. The child reacts to individual orders and to her name.
Last updated: December 1, 2008
# 183 - male, DOB June 3, 2003 Listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on June 3, 2003, out of second normally passed pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth with weight 2.250 kg and height 46 cm, in the 38 gestational week. The child was raised by his parents after the birth. The child was placed in an orphanage on November 13, 2003. During the stay in the specialized institution the child was hospitalized as follows: On June 5, 2003 a surgery was performed due to atresia of the duodenum. Duodenogastroanostomosis was performed. Since September 6, 2006 till September 15, 2006 the child was hospitalized and operated due to depression of the ileus. During his stay in the institution the child was treated for ethmoiditis. On June 3, 2003 echography was carried out and stenosis of the duodenum was established. On June 22, 2007 the child’s eyegrounds were tested – without specifics. Micrognatia is present with the child. With respect of the eyes, oblique ocular fissures, hypertelorism and strabismus (crossed eyes) are present with the child. The ears of the child are malformative and low situated. With regard to the outer genitals, micro-penis and “elevatory testicles” are present with the child. Down Syndrome is present with the child. Chromosome anomaly – 47 XY +21 – complete form. Condition after surgery due to atresia of the duodenum. Internal organs: Chest – bell-like, symmetrical. Heart – rhythmical heart activity, clear tones. Lungs – clear vesicular breathing, without wheezing. Abdomen – soft walls, surgical cicatrix. Liver, spleen and kidneys – without specifics. The skin of the child is pale, clean. Measurements taken on October 10, 2008: Weight – 8.300 kg, Height – 82 cm. It concerns a child who considerably lags behind in his physical and neuro-psychical development – he does not walk independently, does not talk. The child needs intensive rehabilitation to compensate the deficit in his motorics, as well as individual psycho-pedagogical care. The child steps along while holding on to unmovable support. Variable emotional tonus is present with him. He cries or laughs without visible for the others reason. He has scarce speech reactions. He doesn’t imitate speech but pronounces syllables or accidental combinations of sounds while playing. The sleep of the child is calm and without rough disturbances. He eats mashed food from a bottle. He rejects a bowl and a spoon. He doesn’t regulate his physiological needs and is with diapers. There are moments of active and passive awake time. His play is more often inquiring. Inaccurately coordinated manipulative activity is present. The child establishes minimal contacts with the other children but is not aggressive toward them. He likes to be an object of attention. He not always reacts adequately when contacted and influenced.
Last updated: December 1, 2008
# 211 - female, DOB November 14, 2005 Listed in the List of October 28, 2008
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The child was born on November 14, 2005, out of sixth pregnancy. The child was prematurely born, fourth degree, with weight 850 gr and height 35 cm in the 27 gestational week. After the birth the child was with severe respiratory distress syndrome, intra-partum asphyxia, hyaline-membrane disease, mother-fetal infection and anemia. The child was intubated in the delivery room and was on apparatus ventilation for 36 days during which pneumothorax to the right was established. The anemia was corrected with four haemo-transfusions. On January 21, 2006 ultrasound diagnostic of the central nervous system was carried out – formed cysts to the right and condition after intra-ventricular hemorrhage second degree to the left. On February 22, 2006 trans-fontanel echography was carried out – normal sonogram. The child was placed in an orphanage on February 24, 2006. With respect of the familial laden, there is data that the mother is diabetic and the uncle on the father’s side is diabetic too. The child is vaccinated against the diseases included in the vaccination calendar of
Last updated: December 1, 2008
# 212 - male, DOB January 6, 2006 Listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on January 6, 2006, out of second normally passed pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth, full term, with weight 3.010 kg and height 50 cm. Down Syndrome – regular form is established in the child. Cytogenetic test was carried out: 47XY+21. The child was placed in an orphanage on January 18, 2006. There is no data for familial laden. There are no established allergies toward foods and medications. There is no data that the child has been ill with any of the typical children’s diseases like measles, rubella or parotitis. The child is vaccinated against the diseases included in the vaccination calendar of
Last updated: December 11, 2008
# 241 - female, DOB November 30, 1999 Listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on November 30, 1999, out of first normally passed pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth, with weight 2.500 kg and height 47 cm. The child was placed in an orphanage on December 15, 1999. There is no data for familial laden. There are no established allergies toward foods and medications. There is no data that the child has been ill with any of the typical children’s diseases like measles, rubella or parotitis. The child is vaccinated against the diseases included in the vaccination calendar of
Last updated: December 11, 2008
# 295 - male, DOB July 24, 2002 Listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on July 24, 2002, out of third normally passed pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth, with weight 1.900 kg and height 45 cm, in slightly depressive condition. The child was placed in an orphanage on October 11, 2002. There is no data for familial laden. There is unconvincing data for another child in the family with Microcephalus. There are no established allergies toward foods and medications. There is no data that the child has been ill with any of the typical children’s diseases like measles, rubella or parotitis. During December 2006 the child was ill with chickenpox. The child is vaccinated against the diseases included in the vaccination calendar of
Last updated: December 11, 2008
#187 – male, DOB June 5, 2002 listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on June 5, 2002 out of second pregnancy. The child was placed in an orphanage on July 2, 2002. The following diagnosis is established with the child: Trisomia 21 – Down Syndrome. Measurements taken on October 14, 2008: Weight – 11.300 kg, Height – 92 cm. It concerns a child who can pronounce only few words. He walks independently. He serves himself. The child is in a good general condition. He lags behind in his physical and neuro-psychical development. He can coordinate the general physical movements – climbs up stairs without support, throws and catches a ball. The child is with low movement activity. He moves around slowly and is clumsy. The child can arrange geometric and didactic figures with help, he can fit in five cubes and builds with Lego. He can unbutton buttons. He can’t cut with scissors or to glue figures together. He models balls with play dough. He can’t fold a sheet of paper. The child draws within the limits of the paper and draws closed curved lines. He orientates to draw with his right hand. The child eats independently and can wash his hands with soap. He can put his clothes on and take them off; he can put his shoes on and take them off without help. He already can fold his clothes. He signals his physiological needs. He carries out verbal orders. He sleeps calmly and quickly falls asleep. The child is jovial, well-disposed, obedient and compassionate. He can be persuaded with words to stop undesired behavior. Sometimes he exhibits stubbornness, gets angry and doesn’t pay attention to an adult if refused something or if preferred by him activity is stopped. He already plays for longer periods of time. He uses the toys according to their purpose. He plays with the other children and they like him. If someone takes away something from him he takes a stand. He participates in group activities. He likes to be among adults and doesn’t get confused by contacts with strangers. He is friendly. He prefers to play alone. The child imitates activities from every-day life of the adults. He responds with cheer to celebrating holidays. He likes to be taken out for walks. The child can compose short sentences on his own but prefers to explain with gestures. He doesn’t have correct articulation and sometimes babbles inarticulately. In order to develop better the speech of the child, individual classes are carried out – games of imitation of sounds and phonetic games. The child is included in the project “Granny and grandchild”. Musical classes are also carried out and the child tries to pronounce the text of the song. The child has poor notions of the surrounding world. He can’t identify his sex and age; he can’t count and doesn’t recognize the colors but knows some animals – dog, cat, bird. He recognizes some fruits – banana, apple, and quince. During the leisure time the child is taken out on walks around the village and in the nature. The aim is to master elementary notions of the surrounding world. The child reproduces movements and gestures, sings by humming children’s songs. His concentration is easily disturbed, his attention is unstable due to which the child lags behind in his cognitive activity. As long as he lags behind and has difficulties with the speech, the child could not be tested for development of the psychical processes. During his free time the child participates in activities that are interesting for him, in cultural activities for gaining social experience and skills for development of his communicative abilities.
Last updated: January 24, 2009
#219 – female, DOB February 15, 2000 listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on February 15, 2000 out of third normally passed pregnancy. The child was born with data for hypotrophy, with weight 2,900 kg and height 50 cm. The child was placed in an orphanage during July, 2000. Skull (facial) dismorphism is present with the child. The skin of the child’s limbs is dry. The following diagnoses are established with the child: Down Syndrome – Trisomia 21. Hypotrophy I-II degree. Children’s Cerebral Palsy – hypotonic form (the gait is impossible). Severe mental lagging behind. Oligophreny – severe degree. During January, 2008 fracture femori dextri is established with the child. Measurements taken on October 17, 2008: Weight – 13.000 kg, Height – 94 cm. It concerns a child who is in a good general condition at apparent age younger than the real. She lags behind in her physical and psychical development. She is auto and alopsychically disoriented. She needs constant specialized care. The physical development of the child lags behind significantly from the indexes for the age. The child can only sit by static support; she can sit up with help. She has hypotonic limbs. Fine motorics – underdeveloped, she takes small objects in her hand with difficulties and keeps them for a short time. She doesn’t control the parts of her body in the space. Her perceptions are fragment and unstable. The notions are elementary, associated with immediate satisfaction of her physiological needs. She is not oriented in the space and time. The attention of the child is attracted and kept with difficulties. She gets distracted easily. The mental process is very difficult. Her memory abilities are very limited. The imagination of the child is undeveloped. She is not interested in the surrounding world. The child can only sit by static support and can sit up with help. She shows her main needs through shouts and crying. She is indifferent toward the others. She doesn’t show affection and preferences. Deficit of the intellect, corresponding to the diagnosis, is present with the child. The child is emotionally labile, inhibitions of the will are lacking. She initiates contacts via shouts or waving of hands. She can not show specific emotional conditions – joy, anxiety or sadness. Ability for self-esteem or self-control is lacking. The child is with limited mobility. She is taken care of entirely by the personnel. She can’t control her physiological needs. She can’t eat independently. She doesn’t have hygienic habits built up. The child doesn’t speak and doesn’t understand instructions. She establishes contact with difficulty. She pronounces stereotypical sounds when she wants to be paid attention. She doesn’t show affection. She can’t socialize. The child considerably lags behind in her neuro-psychical and physical development by all indications. Her active attention is attracted with difficulties. She is verbally unapproachable. She can’t be educated.
Last updated: January 24, 2009
#304 – male, DOB March 22, 2001 listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on March 22, 2001 out of first normally passed pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth. The child was born with weight 2,800 kg and height 50 cm in a good general condition. The child was placed in an orphanage on April 3, 2001. The following diagnosis is established with the child: Down Syndrome. Severe mental lagging behind. Measurements taken on November 12, 2008: Weight – 10.000 kg, Height – 94 cm. It concerns a child who is with IQ-23. The child is in a good general condition. Elementary thinking processes are observed. He can’t speak but pronounces separate sounds and some syllables. He knows his name and reacts when called. He carries out very elementary orders – come here, give me your hand, and lie down. He distinguishes praise and reprimand. He is not oriented for a place and time. His attention is unstable, his memory is mechanic. He gives his hand for a greeting. He walks independently and has good general motorics. The fine motorics are limited. In emotional aspect the child is calm and quiet. He rejoices at the attention he is paid but prefers to play alone. He likes to play with toys by turning them from all sides. He looks at his hands with a great deal of interest and entertains himself by making different movements with them. The child is taken care of entirely by the personnel. The child is included in the project “Granny and grandchild” and learns how to eat independently. A speech therapist works with the child in order to develop his speech skills. The training how to eat on himself continues.
Last updated: January 24, 2009
#305 – female, DOB February 14, 2002 listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on February 14, 2002 out of first normally passed pregnancy. The child was born with weight 2,600 kg and height 48 cm in a good general condition. The child was placed in an orphanage on February 26, 2002. The following diagnosis is established with the child: Down Syndrome. Severe mental lagging behind. Mongoloid face with open mouth, eyes situated obliquely, hypertelorism and small badly formed ears are present with the child. Measurements taken on November 12, 2008: Weight – 14.000 kg, Height – 95 cm. It concerns a child who is with IQ-29. The child is in a very good general condition. Elementary thinking processes are observed. She can’t speak but pronounces sounds and combinations of sounds: ba-ba, etc. that are completely random. She knows her name and reacts when called. She carries out elementary orders. She is not oriented for place and time. Her attention is unstable, her memory is mechanic. In emotional aspect the child is calm, merry and playful. She enjoys the attention that she is paid and actively seeks it. She easily enters into interaction with the children and the adults in the orphanage. She has friends among the children and prefers to play with them. She reacts actively in musical classes – makes rhythmical movements, but almost doesn’t play with toys and prefers to put them in her mouth or toss them. The child walks independently and carries out the orders of the physical therapist – crouches, stands up. She already eats on herself. She doesn’t signal about her physiological needs and is taken care of entirely by the personnel of the orphanage. The child is being taught to put her clothes on and take them off on her own. The training for gaining life skills continues.
Last updated: January 24, 2009
#306 – male, DOB June 3, 2003 listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on June 3, 2003 out of first pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth. The child was born with weight 2,700 kg and height 47 cm. The child was placed in an orphanage on June 18, 2003. The following diagnosis is established with the child: Down Syndrome. Severe mental lagging behind. With respect of the genitals undescended testes are present with the child. A surgical intervention is necessary. On October 20, 2007 consultation with pediatric cardiologist was carried out: Functional heart murmur is present with the child. No therapy is necessary. On November 22, 2006 consultation with allergyologist was carried out: Obstructive Syndrome. Singuler is added to the treatment with Flexotid. The child is followed up for Bronchial asthma. Measurements taken on November 8, 2008: Weight – 11.000 kg, Height – 92 cm. It concerns a child who is with intellectual underdevelopment to the level of severe mental lagging behind typical for Down Syndrome, with undeveloped speech and inability for self-serving, which all conditions 100% permanent inability for social adaptation. The child lags behind with respect of all indexes of the neuro-psychical development. He walks holding on to two hands. He pronounces random combinations of sounds. He eats with the help of an adult. He seeks individual attention. He is integrated among the healthy children.
Last updated: January 24, 2009
#312 – male, DOB April 9, 2001 listed in the List of October 28, 2008
The child was born on April 9, 2001 out of third pathological pregnancy, via normal mechanism of birth. The child was born 27 days earlier with weight 2,500 kg and height 44 cm. The second pregnancy of the mother ended with miscarriage. The child was raised by his parents after the birth. The child was placed in an orphanage on January 30, 2002. The child was ill with chickenpox. The child has been repeatedly hospitalized for acute infections of the respiratory system. The last hospitalization was from August 18, 2008 till August 29, 2008 due to acute gastroenteritis and acute conjunctivitis. The following diagnosis is established with the child: Down Syndrome. Moderate mental lagging behind. The child is with obliquely situated eyes, lowly situated ears and high palate. Slightly sunken sternum is present with the child. Measurements taken on November 10, 2008: Weight – 12.500 kg, Height – 95 cm. It concerns a child who is lagging behind in his neuro-psychical development. The physical development of the child lags behind considerable from the indexes for the age. The child walks independently and climbs up stairs with support. The movements of the child are not coordinated. The fine motorics are not perfected. The child doesn’t have notions of time built up. He orientates well in the space. He recognizes his image in the mirror and looks at it with an interest. He has perceptions for the main colors but cannot name them. The child is with insufficient ability for concentration of his attention. His active attention is attracted and kept with difficulties. The thinking process is disturbed, with incorrect structure and contents. It has mainly visual-active character. The memory of the child is limited in its capacity. Memorizing is mainly mechanic, with accumulation. Due to the low level of development of the intellectual processes the imagination of the child is passive, non-volitional, related mainly to his immediate activity. The child is communicative, initiates with ease contacts with the personnel, the other children and with strangers. He likes the contacts with adults. He is not conflict and has good behavior in the group. He is prone to exhibiting whims and to be unhappy. He protects a toy that is taken away from him. The intellect of the child is with deficit corresponding to the diagnosis of Down Syndrome. Instability of the volitional processes is present with the child. Ability for self-esteem and self-control is lacking. He shows attachment, joy, anxiety and guilt. He is calm and observes the play of the other children. He plays with them and enjoys contacts with them. He carries out simple orders – come here, give me your hand, and sit down. The child doesn’t have skills to serve himself built up, needs constant support. He can eat independently. He can’t put his clothes on and take them off on his own but cooperates when changed. He reacts to his name. He orientates in the daily routine. He doesn’t signal his physiological needs. The child understands the speech of the others when expressed elementary. He carries out orders and verbal commands. He pronounces single words by imitating. He is communicative, seeks contacts, and shows preferences in the interactions with the other children and the personnel. He has expressive mimics by which shows his emotions and attitudes. The child likes to listen to songs, laughs loud and claps with his hands. He moves in time with the music and is very lively and energetic. He attracts the attention of the adults by pulling them or patting them with his little hand because he can’t speak. He pronounces separate syllables: ma, ba, da as well as words from repetitive syllables: mama, baba. The level of his cognitive processes is low and initiative lacks. The underdeveloped speech hinders the introducing of the child to the surrounding world and the mastering of notions and concepts for the surrounding objects.
Last updated: January 24, 2009