Down_Syndrome

Down Syndrome Down Syndrome Strong-willed, compassionate, and easy-going are characteristics that we can give to many individuals. Just the same, we can label individuals as temperamental, close-minded, and aggressive. Individuals are unique in their own various ways. Some may have similarities, but one similarity does not make individuals completely identical. If two individuals have the same disease or disorder, then that is just one similarity. This does not mean they have the same personality, intellect, or that they enjoy and hate the same things in life. When someone is said to have Down syndrome, people quickly assume that they are incapable of performing common tasks that those without the syndrome can perform. Some people believe that Down syndrome is a debilitating disease that ruins the life of the carrier and carrier’s family. Before judging an individual with Down syndrome, it is important for everyone to know what Down syndrome is and what it encompasses. In 1866 an English doctor named John Langdon Down reported a few select characteristics that became known as Down syndrome. However, many people believe that Down syndrome has always existed. According to the book Down Syndrome: The facts, “ The syndrome, child, people, 21, trisomy, translocation, one, life, development, stray-gundersen, chromosome, problems, mosaicism, parent, common, extra, during, chromosomes, children, characteristics, stage, selikowitz, inherited, each, different, babies, age, two, person, language, individuals, he/she, every, years, types