receives a diagnosis in a major city or in a smaller town. Ms. Luna has an 18-year-old son with Down syndrome. “It’s an excellent resource. It’s
readily available to docs and other practitioners,” she said of the DSHS brochure. “It really does serve the purpose of getting information out to families, and it’s not in-depth, but it’s a good starting point, and it touches on the various developmental issues and opportunities.” Ms. Shepherd called the brochure
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balanced, saying it’s neither overly op- timistic nor overly negative. She noted in particular the brochure’s mention of college programs for people with intellectual delays. Those programs usually offer the student the opportu- nity to earn a non-degree achievement, such as a certificate. “That lifts the expectations of the
parents, which is what we’re looking for,” she said, “because high expecta- tions of the parents is one of the most crucial factors in determining even- tual outcomes for the child.” Ms. Shepherd will host a DSHS
Grand Rounds educational presenta- tion on Down syndrome in Austin this October. (See “Grand Rounds,” page 38.)
Dr. Hampton says the DSHS infor- mation is “very accurate.” “Probably, some of the information
we would give them would be a little more specific, and maybe cover a few more points than I recall being in the pamphlet,” he said. “But there was re- ally no problem with the pamphlet.” He says parents should consider
genetic screening and prenatal diag- nosis not just for Down syndrome, but for all genetic abnormalities. “Obviously, our knowledge of genet-
ics has exploded in the last five to 10 years,” he said. “The accuracy of the diagnosis is very good.” n
Joey Berlin is a reporter for Texas Medicine. You can reach him by phone at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1393, or (512) 370-1393; by fax at (512) 370-1629; or by email at
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