Improving social and professional integration of people with Down syndrome by means and kinetic techniques

AbstractYoung people with Down syndrome represent a segment of the population with high risk of socio-professional exclusion due to the effects the syndrome involves (overweight, congenital heart diseases). The hereby paper presents a support and stimulation program for behavioural and motor development through a complex of kinetic means and techniques to underline the importance of professional training and integration of people with Down syndrome. We will follow up the acquirement and maintenance of the functionality of upper limbs needed to manipulate the objects as efficiently as possible, because the real kinetic results are those that bring the individual to maximum independence. As an implicit result this means the improvement of life quality, (Albu & Albu, 2004)