resli w. - living with turner syndrome
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Fourth-grader's presentation on her life with TS.TRANSCRIPT
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in under five minutes
TURNER SYNDROME
By Resli Ward
(Powerpoint design, transcription with help from my mother)
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What is Turner Syndrome (TS) anyway?• I am missing a chromosome!
(Chromosomes carry all our genetic information)
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/dawsonm/cells/chromosomes/imagescells/chromes.gif
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•Everyone has 22 pairs of chromosomes. •The 23rd set determines if you are a boy or a girl.
Girls have XX
Boys have
XY
TS girls haveX--_
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How did I get Turner Syndrome?
•Not hereditary•Only 1/2500 girls is born with TS!
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What does Turner Syndrome do?
•Short in height•Arms that turn out at the elbow•Large, low ears•Skin moles•Early adult teeth, early braces•Possible heart, kidney trouble
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What is it like living with TS?•Growth hormone shots every night•Learn some things differently•Learn by asking questions•Trouble concentrating sometimes•Might take longer to understand some math problems
•People think you’re a little kid•Can’t eat anything with wheat in it (Celiac disease)
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Otherwise I’m just like everyone else.
But there is one advantage…
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Questions or comments?