It sounds right when you first say it…”more alike than different.” People with Down Syndrome are more like you and me than they are different than you and me. OK. I don’t necessarily disagree. But I don’t buy it either. “More alike than different” is a well intentioned message, but it still implies people with Down …
People often mistakenly refer to Trisomy 21 (the medical term) as Downs Syndrome. Not so. It is Down, like Up. Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) is named after Dr. John Langdon Down who in 1866 described the condition as a distinct set of characteristics. Make no mistake about it, “down” does not describe someone inferior, unhappy, depressed or …
Faces of the 2015 DSAH Calendar See the beautiful girl in the lower left corner? Yes. That’s the one. Miss September. Rachel Ann Nutt She’s the girl who forever changed our lives for the better. Our innocent lamb, full of grace. You are amazing…just the way you are!