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Development of Down Syndrome Child Assessment Application

Prototype

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Syahrul Mauluddin , Marliana Budhiningtias Winanti , Dadang Munandar , Imelda
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Pangaribuan , Feisal Abdurrahman , Muhamad Chairil Akmal
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a,b,d,e,f Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Jl. Dipatiukur No. 102-116, Bandung and 40132, Indonesia
c Universitas Wanita Internasional, Jl. Pasir Kaliki No. 179 A Bandung 40173, Indonesia
* Email: syahrul.mauluddin@email.unikom.ac.id

Abstract

This study aims to develop a prototype of assessment application for children with Down syndrome. This application is to
help parents with Down syndrome children in detecting the growth and development of Down syndrome children and
making development programs. The development of this application is motivated by the fact that children with Down
syndrome have various weaknesses in physical, health and IQ. These weaknesses cause a high risk of developmental delays
in children with Down syndrome. Therefore, every parent with Down syndrome child needs to know each stage of their
child's development then carry out a child development program to prevent delays in their child's development. In
developing the assessment application for children with Down syndrome, a prototype model system development method
is used with an object-oriented approach. Activities in this research are database design, interface design, and build
assessment of children with Down syndrome applications. Presence od Down syndrome child assessment application,
hopefully can help parents of Down syndrome children in detecting the development of their child's development so that it
is known whether or not there is a delay in their child's development. In addition, parents can also make a child development
program followed by making a daily record of the process and results of implementing their child's development program,
so that their child's growth and development can be monitored and become evaluation material for further development
programs.

Keywords: Application, Down Syndrome, Assessment, POTADS;

1. Introduction

Children are the greatest gift from God to human being. In creating the human child, God has his own secret.
Some children are born normal, and some are born special. One of them is a child with Down syndrome. Down
syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes people to experience delays in growth, as well as physical disabilities
and weaknesses. The number of children with Down syndrome is born in various parts of the world, according
to the World Health Organization (WHO), the birth rate with Down syndrome is 1: 1,000 births worldwide.
Each year, about 3,000 to 5,000 children are born with Down syndrome (InfoDATIN Pusat Data dan Informasi
Kementrian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia, 2019).
Congenital or birth defects such as Down syndrome cannot be treated, so the best effort for parents is to
provide proper parenting so that children with Down syndrome can live independently. Because the main task
faced by someone with a disability is to achieve independence (Hasanah, Wibowo, & Humaedi, 2016). The lack
of knowledge of the parents about the care and fulfillment of child with down syndrome (CDS) rights causes
CDS to adulthood not having independence, from caring for themselves to carrying out their social functions.
To help parents understand how to treat children with Down syndrome, some CDS parents join the Parents
Association of Children with Down Syndrome (POTADS) community. The purpose of POTADS was formed
to empower parents who have children with Down syndrome to be always eager to help their special child grow
and develop (POTADS, 2020).
To help the growth and development of CDS optimally, the abilities needed by CDS parents are to assess
and compile an CDS development program, so that parents can evaluate CDS weaknesses and improve CDS

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