It has been estimated that in the general population approximately 15% of individuals have Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome in some form or another. Of the individuals who have been diagnosed as having a Learning Disability of some form, 50% are said to also have Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome or just misdiagnosed Learning Disability.

Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome has been defined as a visual perceptual problem and difficulty in processing the full spectrum of light. It occurs not only when someone is reading but could have profound effects on the various ways in which people interact with their world. For example, sports performance, music performance, and driving are all potential areas of problems for individuals who have Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome.

The symptoms of Scotopic Sensitivity cluster under five different major areas, including light sensitivity, inadequate background accommodation, poor print resolution, restricted span of recognition, and lack of sustained attention. Most individuals who have been diagnosed with this disorder have some of the symptoms in at least one or two of these five major areas.

This is a more complicated question than it seems, because how you answer it depends on how you look at the statistics. First, looking at how long adults with DS live: the last major published article to look at this was in California in 1991, and the results in that study may not be the same for any other place in the world. But that study looked at over 12,000 people with DS and found that major medical problems were not a consistent predictor of mortality, which was a common belief.

Sensitivity refers to the response of a piezoelectric material to an applied electrical or mechanical stimulus. The dij and gij constants represent sensitivity. dij is the charge constant, which represents strain per applied electric field (m/V) or polarization per applied stress (C/N) gij is the voltage constant, which represents the electric field produced by an applied stress (Vm/N) or the strain produced by electric displacement (m2/C).

Some people are sensitive to sulfites, preservatives found in wine, beer and some prepared foods, especially dried fruits. Reactions in a small number of people include severe asthma attacks and breathing difficulties. Sulfite sensitivity, however, is not considered an allergy.

The chance of a woman with Down's Syndrome having a baby with Down's Syndrome is theoretically 50%. There is one documented instance of fertility in a male with Down's Syndrome; the mother also had Down's Syndrome. The pregnancy miscarried about half-way through.

The distribution of IQ among Down Syndrome patients is similar in its bell shape to the normal population; however, the average is shifted by 50 points downward (in pure forms of Down Syndrome). A relative Down Syndrome genius can pass the borderline retarded range and match the low average IQ range.

Although the exact cause of this illness remains unknown, research has shown that taking aspirin and other related medications after a viral illness, such as chickenpox, flu, or other respiratory tract illness, significantly increases the chance of Reye syndrome. However, aspirin and aspirin-containing medications do not have to be ingested to bring on Reye syndrome.

Some people with Down syndrome marry. Although there have been rare exceptions, men with Down syndrome cannot father a child. In any pregnancy, a woman with Down syndrome has a 50/50 chance of conceiving a child with Down syndrome, but many pregnancies are miscarried.

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The chance of a woman with Down Syndrome having a baby with Down Syndrome is theoretically 50%. There is one documented instance of fertility in a male with Down syndrome; the mother also had Down syndrome. The pregnancy miscarried about half-way through.

People with Down syndrome have a wide range of feelings just like everyone else. They respond to positive expressions of friendship, and they are hurt and upset by inconsiderate behavior.

What distinguishes Asperger's Syndrome from autism is the severity of the symptoms and the absence of language delays. Children with Asperger's may be only mildly affected and frequently have good language and cognitive skills. To the untrained observer, a child with Asperger's may seem just like a normal child behaving differently. They may be socially awkward, not understanding of conventional social rules, or show a lack of empathy.

Syndrome" is a medical term for a condition in which there is a collection of signs (observable body changes) and symptoms (problems observed by the patient) recognizable by a doctor's exam. Individuals with a syndrome may not have all of its associated signs and symptoms, but they must have enough to be considered "diagnostic." Conversely, because someone may display some of the signs and symptoms of a syndrome, does not necessarily mean they have it.