“At the hospital, doctors and nurses kept saying, ‘She doesn’t look like she has Down syndrome,’” Melissa McLean, 39, who is Emma’s mother, tells TODAY.com.

Down syndrome influencers have found fame and money thanks to social media — which also harbors problematic Down syndrome content powered by AI.

We live in a time when the world is striving to be more “woke.” Buzzwords like diversity, equity, inclusion, and ...

Down syndrome communities have built strong followings on social media, using well-known hashtags like #DownSyndrome and #DownSyndromeAwareness to connect and share their stories.

Down syndrome, which causes a range of developmental differences and affects 1 in 700 newborns in the United States, is caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. Mongkolchon ...

Leah Spring's fifth child was born with Down syndrome, and as she dove into the community, she and her husband learned about children in Eastern Europe who shared the same diagnosis.

She has Down syndrome. But to the surprise of many, including her family (but not her), she has been on the school cheerleading team all the way from sixth grade to her senior year.

March 21 is also World Down Syndrome Day. To mark the occasion on Friday, the Burgers launched The Burger Family Foundation. The foundation will direct financial support for families with ...