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I have also included on this page links for chromosomal disorders such as Down's Syndrome. While Down’s Syndrome is probably the most common chromosomal disorder, there are several other chromosomal and mitochondrial disorders as well.I was brought to the awareness that Down's Syndrome was not the only chromosomal disorder out there while conducting research to find diagnosis possibilities for a 4-year-old child attending the child care center where I worked at the time. Neither the mother or the center were proactive in getting this child evaluated and a good year was wasted where he could have been getting the help he needed. The solution was certainly not yelling at, punishing and threatening this child. I don't know what diagnosis he ever received, other than that he was sent to the local intermediate school because he could not be mainstreamed. I know of Down's kids who attended regular school no problem, so I knew it wasn't that. But there were other indications that his issues could have been chromosomal in nature.