Development of the Adaptive Skills Among the Children with the Down-Syndrome

Tema ovog rada je Razvoj adaptivnih vještina djece sa sindromom Down. Sindrom Downov smatra se jednim od najčešćih genetskih poremećaja koji nastaje zbog viška jednog kromosoma ili dijela kromosoma u jezgri svake stanice tijela. Umjesto 2 kromosoma na 21. paru, osobe s ovim sindromom imaju 3 kromosoma 21, odnosno trisomiju. Cilj rada je analizirati postojeće spoznaje o ovom genetskom poremećaju te suodnos pridruženih teškoća koje se javljaju kod djece i osoba sa sindromom Down. U radu se raspravlja i o razvojnim obilježjima s posebnim osvrtom na njihov tjelesni, mentalni, socio-emotivni i spoznajni razvoj. Djeca sa sindromom Down imaju često pridružene zdravstvene teškoće koje je potrebno pravovremenim intervencijama u najvećoj mogućoj mjeri svesti na minimalnu razinu. Adaptivno ponašanje definira se kao skup pojmovnih, socijalnih i praktičnih vještina koje je osoba naučila u svrhu funkcioniranja u svakodnevnom životu te ih je stoga potrebno poticati i razvijati od najranije dobi. Djeca sa sindromom Down temeljem međunarodnih i nacionalnih zakonskih propisa imaju pravo na primjerene oblike odgoja i obrazovanja te kontinuiranu i kvalitetnu zdravstvenu skrb. U ovom se radu analiziraju i argumentiraju razvojne osobitosti djece sa sindromom Down te njihova uspješnost u usvajanju adaptivnih vještina uz individualiziranu podršku obitelji, vršnjaka i profesionalnih službi.Subject of this paperwork is Development of the adaptive skills among the children with the Down-syndrome. Down syndrome is considered to be one of the most common genetic disorders. It is just a cromosomal disorder which appears because of the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. Instead of having 2, people with this disorder have 3 chromosome 21, known as trisomy 21. The main goal of this paperwork is to analyse existing knoweledge on this genetic disorder and correlation between its following issues that people with the Down-syndrome have. Also, it will be disscused about developmental features with specific reference on their physical, mental, socio-emotional and cognitive development. Children with the Down-syndrome often have many health issues following and those issues need to be brought down to their minimum as much as possible by interventing on time. Adaptive behaviour is defined as conceptual, social and practical skills combined altogether that a person has learned with purpose to function in everyday life and that is why they need to start develop at a very young age. Children with the Down-syndrome based on international and national law regulations have every right on appropriate forms of education and continuous health care. In this paperwork developmental features among children with the Down-syndrome are analysed and argumented as long as their efficiency in gaining adaptive skills with the individualized support from their families, peers and proffesional services