Down Syndrome

DOWN SYNDROME BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT

At the age of 3, a disfiguring physiognomy, standing and walking only with support, patient doesn’t recognize the parents. At this time, she, after-ripening-treatment of Haubold, begins. Four experts negate the possibility of the treatment. The case goes before the German Federal social court.

At 14 years of age, Uta attends the 4th grade of a normal school, reads, writes and counts (with mistakes) up to 100. At 21 years of age Uta works in a hospital as a nursing assistant, rides a bus daily to work in the city, and even has a medical insurance that covers all but the treatment of any disease(s) due to Down syndrome.

Comparison of a physiognomy of a boy who began treatment late at the age 9 1/2 (Before), and his condition at the age 10 1/2 (After).

Physiognomy of Down syndrome child that received treatment from four to ten years of age

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Physiognomy of Down syndrome child treated from late infancy on

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Physiognomy of Down syndrome child treated since infancy

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Physiognomies of Down syndrome children, whose treatment began after 2 years of age, now between 5-12 years of age

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Pigmentary type of Down syndrome (Traviata type). Physiognomies at different ages. This type is marked by darker skin pigmentation, dark hair and relatively big, expressive eyes.

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Series of photographs of a Down syndrome child from the family album: between 2 and 4 years of age.

Alopecia of the reddish-blond type of Down Syndrome:

Before treatment at age 6½

Seven months after the beginning of treatment

Hair 2½ years after start of treatment

2½ years after start of treatment

Photographs of an awkward, hypodynamic type of Down Syndrome during the treatment

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At 1 1/2 years of age; severe expressive (physiognomic) distortion

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At 2 1/2 years of age controlled expression; macroglossia; delay of static development

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At 10 years of age controlled, clear facial expression; patient can speak fluently, reads books, and writes accurately

The pictures show the transformation from an uncontrolled mimicry, to a glassy stare, to a sociable facial expression

7 years old

8 years old

9 years old

10 years old

Progress of expressive (physiognomic) changes of a Down syndrome child

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At 1 year of age

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At two years of age

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At four years of age

Highly stigmatized Down syndrome girl from a high Alpine valley who, at 2.5 years of age,

was unable to speak; was restless, worrisome, and unmanageable

six months after the beginning of treatment, the child already maintains eye contact and pays attention

After four years of treatment – at 6 1/2 years of age, and after attending a normal kindergarten, the child speaks German and Italian, is enrolled in primary school on a trial basis.

Progress of a Down syndrome boy at:

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1 1/1 years of age

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at three years of age

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at nine years of age

Down syndrome boy with chronic infections

at the beginning of treatment

five months later

Down syndrome girl with chronic infections

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highly stigmatized facial expression

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considerable normalization of facial expression after five years of treatment

Down syndrome girl at seven months of age before treatment

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after 4.5 years of treatment

Photographs of a Down syndrome boy between two and seven years of age (a-f) from the family album

Characteristic change of appearance, mimicry, and pigmentation, of four Down syndrome children under treatment from age two to eight

Physiognomy and appearance (phenotype) of Down syndrome children treated from ages five to fourteen

Facial expression and appearance of Down syndrome children under treatment since one year of age

Representative cross-section of the appearance of treated Down syndrome boys from age four to fourteen

BOY : Marcus

Marcus as an infant

Marcus and his younger sister.

Still unable to walk

The siblings in a sleeping bag

Marcus on the potty

Play is hard work for the small boy. Marcus “works” with educational toys (coordinating, assigning).