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March 21 (3/21) is World Down Syndrome Day, chosen because people with Down Syndrome have three copies of the 21st chromosome instead of the usual two. "Gabe lives his life to the fullest," Nick ...
Stereotypes about people with Down syndrome limit what they can achieve. When Tommy and Maryanne Pilling — who both have Down syndrome — fell in love three decades ago, many people criticized ...
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Monica & David is a 2009 documentary by Alexandra Codina. The film focuses on the daily lives of Monica and David, a young married couple with Down syndrome.The film premiered on November 22, 2009 at IDFA and has won Best Documentary Feature at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
Caroline and the Upside Down Society, a group of other parents of Down syndrome children, petition the school system to mainstream their children in public school. Al still visits Caroline and has proposed to her twice. She continues to decline, although out of doubts for his fatherly love for Phoebe rather than his romantic intentions toward her.
The average IQ of a young adult with Down syndrome is 50, equivalent to the mental age of an 8- or 9-year-old child, but this number varies widely. [3] At the same time, they enjoy a rich social and emotional awareness. [4] Down syndrome is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans, [3] occurring in about one per 1000 babies born each ...
Some people are calling out former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for an Instagram meme they believe “demeans” people with Down syndrome. On Monday, Palin, whose 10-year-old son, Trig, has Down ...
In February 2022, Jirau became the first-ever model with Down Syndrome to be hired by the American retail company Victoria's Secret. [25] According to a press release, she, alongside 17 other women, promotes Victoria's Secret's new all-day comfort Love Cloud line, which the brand believes would "reinforce(e) Victoria's Secret's commitment to ...