Sunday, 12 February 2017

Down syndrome (Mongolism)


 Down syndrome (Mongolism)
      

         Down syndrome, trisomy 21 or the older term mongolism is a condition in which a person is born with certain distinctive features :  flat face, short neck, and a degree of mental delay (mental retardation). Although Down syndrome cannot be treated, most patients can lead a normal life. With the proper care and help they need, children with Down syndrome can have a spectacular growth and development and can become healthy and happy adults. 

         Down syndrome (DS) children have different degrees of developmental disabilities, developmental delay, and developmental brain abnormalities associated with CNS maturation delay, cortical dysgenesis and retardation of growth. Chromosomes determines everything about us : our hair colour, eye colour, facial features, muscle strength, etc. We have 46
chromosomes, people with DS have 47. Having an extra chromosomes makes it more difficult to move and talk. DS is not contagious, we cannot catch it. The brain shape in DS newborn infants was the same as in non-DS infants, but after 3–5 months of age in DS infants the antero-posterior diameter was found to be shorter than in non-DS infants. 

   
        People with DS are loyal friends who have talents! The 19-year-old from Guatemala, Isabella Springmühl, a fashion designer with Down Syndrome, recently got the opportunity to show off her work at London Fashion Week last year. She was the first person with Down Syndrome to have their clothing line for people with Down syndrome featured at London Fashion Week. “One of my dreams was to be able to design beautiful and fashionable clothing for youngsters and adults with Down syndrome,” she said. Though she’s looking to design clothing for anyone and everyone, she also wants to focus on an often-neglected group of people: others who have Down Syndrome. “It’s hard for us to find clothing,” she said. “We have short necks, short torsos.” So she created Down to Xjabelle, a sister line to her grandmother’s Xjabelle brand created for people with Down Syndrome.






Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Reach the unattainable! ( What if The lights don't even flicker?!)

Reach the unattainable! ( What if The lights don't even flicker?!)



         Some areas in our life remain inaccessible. We need to access these parts. Plenty of people love having the latest electronics onboard, but they are not tech-minded! That is why they chose partially integrated web search engines (don't worry, it ain't a commercial break!). For instance, reading is my passion ( I wrote a blog related to this earlier). I adore the feeling of freedom it gives, so I don't want to get bogged down with complicated electronics onboard, because I'm desperately in need of more intriguing e-books. And trust me, this is totally humiliating! Technology is simply critical when it meets users,  whether it's hardware or software: the equipment and systems needs to be easily and safely operated by the users,  and these attributes are in the heart of design work. Thankfully, there is either what you might call an electronic specialist or trail and error theory (Edward Thorndike's behaviourist theory). Trial and error describes an organism's attempts to learn/solve a problem by trying alternative possibilities until a correct solution or desirable outcome is achieved. In other words, it's a learning method in which various response are tentatively tried and some discarded until a solution is attained or until agent stops trying.
                   
        We made a commitment to reach our potential and failure is not an option. This produces a willingness to endure hardship in order to explore new places or try new things. With all the knowledge and experience we have accumulated so far, we are definitely ready for the next step. We have to gear up for the next step. We can be drivers of the driverless movement! ( Is there a word called "driverless"! Anyway... )  Dealing with this huge amount of pressure could have a 'pretty tremendous' psychological impact. It makes us desperately need to rest. Anxiety possibly killing us.

        The crude reality, for some people of course, is taking a cue from the past could probably help get a grip on the current crisis. We knew that if we survived the crisis using our past misfortunes, we would come out of it stronger. The thing is, we do not have that advantage of being able to anticipate the crisis before it broke out. We hope if we could, though!

       Y'all! You know what else is?! Explaining complex things in a simple way can be difficult. To do it well you need to know your subject inside and out. You need to grasp the essential and understand what your audience will benefit from. Simply put,  you need to clarify complex things. We need to learn about communication, don't we?!