SLD-FORUM Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome

Would be interested to hear from any colleagues who may have or know of 
a child with Velo-Cardio-Facial-Syndrome (VCFS).

Also known as Shprintzen Syndrome, DiGeorge Sequence and increasingly as 
22q11 Syndrome, referring to the partial deletion of chromosome 22. It 
is one of the most common genetic disorders, but seems to be little 
known here. There is a good American website. VCFS is characterised by 
cleft palate, heart abnormalities, learning disabilites and over 180 
other clinical findings and disabling conditions in various 
combinations.

I have a child moving into Y2 this term working a year behind her 
chronological age: Severe problems with short term memory. Has a 
Tracheostomy still partially open which is a concern to class teachers 
with less than an hour Learning Support Assistant time per day. Also, 
she becomes exhausted easily and needs to be pushed in a buggy to 
participate in PE on the school field, visits to park next to the 
school, etc. I am gathering evidence in support of more LSA time. 
Grateful for any information or suggestions.
Thanks
Simon Burdis
SENCO Ambleside
Cumbria

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