Doctors can detect Down syndrome in unborn babies as early as 12 weeks into the mother's pregnancy, Amateau says. But the methods they use to detect it are only partially effective.

Janet Charchuk knows that having Down syndrome puts her at higher risk of getting Alzheimer's disease at a younger age than the average person.

Between 400,000 and 600,000 individuals are estimated to be living with Down syndrome in America. Scientists know some — but not all — of the risk factors for the genetic condition.

People living with Down syndrome who navigate challenges daily have been denied access to ABA therapy because of a “decades-old” discrepancy in how insurance is applied, said Rodrigues.

They say that parents stop their children from playing with their children living with Down Syndrome. So, such children are kept indoors or locked up because they are seen to be imbeciles.

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KENMORE, N.Y. — March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, celebrating those who are living with Down Syndrome. For one woman in Kenmore, that celebration is all year long.

Most people living with Down syndrome get covered by Medicaid, but it's not an easy process. "It's like, exhausting," said Emily Mondschein, Executive Director of Gigi's Playhouse, whose son Paul ...

Over the past three years, 3.21 For Life has donated roughly $130,000 to roughly 19 organizations that help provide services for people living with Down Syndrome, such as the school-based Best ...

Jurnee Locklear, 3, who has Down syndrome, smiles during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, March 17, 2025, for the opening of UNC Health’s new Down Syndrome Clinic in Chapel Hill. The clinic ...

Kuehl, 38, became the first graduate living with Down syndrome in the college’s 51-year history. “When life gives you lemons,” said Kuehl, “make lemonade out of it.” ...