Down's and Retardation

[Cowgirl]

Hey yall! Well I am finally in my mentor class and I need to do a survey. Please answer to the best of your ability. I have to have at least 50 people, please help! Thanks yall!

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

My mother worked for 10 years in group homes that i got to visit. I worked for a year in semi-independent living homes.

[renerian, BSN, RN]

Cowgirl nice to see you! I responded. My niece is MR. She is 19 now and has these anger fits and starts cursing and swinging. Very hard to deal with.

renerian

[Shamrock, BSN, RN]

I work with individuals that have Down's Syndrome.

[PennyLane, RN]

I voted that I know at least one person, mainly because I worked for a summer at a camp for profoundly mentally and physically handicapped kids, and my sister is a special ed teacher. I have gotten to know some of the kids she's worked with outside of school.

[KLS]

I have entered your poll.

Good luck with your survey.

Kim

[Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN]

Have had contact w/ Down's people in the past, and have cared for a few briefly. That's it.

[Newbie4]

I have a child with autism and I coach a Special Needs Hockey team that has kids with all kinds of disabilities, including Down's.

[MomNRN, BSN, RN]

I work in a special needs school where 98% of our students are mentally retarded or have Down's.

I also had a son born severely brain damaged who would have had a diagnosis of profound MR had he lived. He died at 7 weeks of age.

[JustMe]

My nephew has Down's and my sister was only 22 when he was born. Genetic studies revealed that the chromosome abnormality is genetic in our family--everyone has been tested and there are other carriers besides my sister. No other Down's in the family except my nephew. Our family was even written up in a medical journal. My nephew helped me learn as a nurse how to treat the Down's adults when they come into the acute care hospital.