Healthcare providers can check for Down syndrome either during pregnancy or after the child's birth. Understanding and diagnosing children with Down syndrome early can make a significant difference in ...

Translocation Down syndrome: That’s when the extra copy of chromosome 21 ... slanted and upward eyes, a shorter neck and smaller extremities. Also common are developmental delays with walking ...

When Jennifer Cooper's son Eli was about to enter middle school, she anticipated that the transition might be especially difficult given that Eli has Down syndrome. Cooper, an educational ...

Dr Oluwakemi Ashubu, a paediatric endocrinologist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, in this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, says stigma is the most common challenge faced by persons living ...

A woman has accused operators of a trampoline park of telling her 12-year-old brother that he had to leave because he has Down's syndrome. Billie Jacobs said a staff member at Flip Out Somerset ...

The goal is to "help people understand and support those with Down syndrome better," according to the initiative's website. WDSD has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.

Families of people with PWS have been prisoners in their own homes because of the need to provide constant, eyes-on supervision 24/7 with access ... of only a handful nationwide offering those with ...

I knew Jude could do it." Patricia Neilson, Jude's teacher at Orchard Springs Elementary, said this has been her first year having a student with Down syndrome in her class, and it's been a joyful ...