Down syndrome: PACC Case Study
Lesley Womble, Jasmyne Speller & Rachel Popov
Background: Down syndrome is the most common form of
retardation, appearing in about 1 of every 800 live births. Advancing maternal age increases the chances
of conceiving a baby with Down syndrome.
This results when there is chromosomal abnormality, referred to as
trisomy 21 – an extra copy of the 21st chromosome. Doctors can make the initial diagnosis of
Down syndrome at birth based on physical attributes. Blood tests can be performed to check for the
extra chromosome and confirm the diagnosis.
Resources associated with Down syndrome in the Triangle Area and throughout NC:
- Triangle Down syndrome Support Network
www.triangledownsyndrome.org
- Down syndrome
Associate of Charlotte
www.dsacnc.org
- The Piedmont Down syndrome Support
Network (located in Winston-Salem, NC)
www.pdssn.org
- The Down syndrome Network of
Greater Greensboro
www.team-up.org
-Family
Advocacy Network (FAN) (located in Chapel Hill, NC)
This program is located in Orange
County and provides educational clinics and support group meetings for parents
of special needs children on the 2nd Saturday of each month. This is a program of the Mental Health Association. Educational training is also offered from
10:00am – 12:00noon, while support group time is 8:30am – 9:45am.
For updates, please visit www.fan-mhaorangeco.org/newsandevents.html or
contact Julie Bailey, a family advocate for FAN at Julie@mhaorangeco.org or
call 919.942.8083, ext. 2.
In addition, FAN offers a 4-week parent support/education
series three times per year titled, “Parenting Wisely,” an interactive, computer
software program for small groups or individuals needing assistance with basic
parenting skills.
For further details, please contact Linda
Boldin, family advocate, at Linda@mhaorangeco.org
or 919.942.8083.
Genetic Counseling: UNC-Chapel Hill
- UNC Clinic, located at 101 Manning Drive, #7001J, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919.966.7890
Supervising Physician: Cynthia Powell, MD
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