title: JOURNEY OF A WORKING MOTHER AND HER SON WITH DOWN SYNDROME.
abstract: Trisomy 21, chromosomal disorder related with Down syndrome (DS), is the most common cause leading to learning disability among all races and all human population. Having a child with Down syndrome in developed world has now become less of an unfortunate incidence in the lives of the parents; not because they do not realize the tough road ahead for their child as compared to other siblings but due to the fact that they have got a comprehensive and cohesive support system running for these children at every stage of life that builds up the child to his/her full potential. The present special communication is about personal experience of a working mother with her son with Down syndrome.
authors.forename: Saadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahzad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers