A 2-Week-Old Infant with Down Syndrome Is Being Seen in the Clinic.His

question 25

Multiple Choice

A 2-week-old infant with Down syndrome is being seen in the clinic.His mother tells the nurse that he is difficult to hold,that "he's like a rag doll.He doesn't cuddle up to me like my other babies did." What is the nurse's best interpretation of this lack of clinging or molding?

• A) Sign of detachment and rejection
• B) Indicative of maternal deprivation
• C) A physical characteristic of Down syndrome
• D) Suggestive of autism associated with Down syndrome

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