Progeria

Until recently, individuals with Intellectual and Development Disabilities (IDD) were expected to have a short life span. Growing older brings many age related signs and symptoms affecting this population not only physically, emotionally, but cognitively as well. While the body ages, certain progressive changes occur; which may be dictated by genes, environmental factors, or lifestyle. Anatomical transformations occur in all systems from the muscular skeletal with the loss of some agility to…

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With the advancement of medicine and improvement in the quality of life is leading to an increase in the group of older people in our society. The majority of the elder people around 60 to 70 % are independent, 30% are classified as fragile or at risk, and only 3% are adults greater bedridden or disabled. As we exceed 65 there is an increase in the probability that functionality of humans will start showing its limitation. Before discussing the characteristics of the aging process, and the main…

To understand the process of ageing as a mass phenomenon and the attempt to break away from the existing structures of the normative and stereotypes, one needs to understand the constant tension between the personal narrative and the cultural narrative, what Hannah Zeiling calls as the meta -narrative. A life course in today’s typical gen industrial world is preeminently structured. It includes the age based transitions recorded and legitimized by the state which further authenticate certain…

Traditional assessment tools for the diagnosis of dementia are usually not suitable when evaluating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In addition, the majority of healthcare providers is not armed with the training and experience needed to care for that population holistically. This paper centers on: the progressive changes that occur with dementia especially for individuals with Down Syndrome (DS); the various types of dementia and a focus on Alzheimer’s…

disproportion between a patient’s real age and the perceived appearance age. A patient that is diagnosed with WS will age progressively faster than its peers, and the median lifespan is around 54 years of age.2 Another name for this condition is “adult progeria”3 or “adult-onset progeria4”. The first case of WS was studied by a man named Otto Werner in 19045, after which only approximately 1,500 new cases have been discovered up until 2011.4 As of now, there is still no cure for…