Down+Syndrome-Description

= Down Syndrome -- Description = Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra chromosome 21. Instead of having two, those with down Syndrome have three. This disorder has existed for as long as people can remember, and early paintings even depict people with Down Syndrome characteristics. Scientists believe that Down Syndrome has probably existed since the beginning of human life.

History of Down Syndrome
In ancient cultures, those with Down Syndrome were put to death, and in the Middle Ages they were left behind and usually put to work as people saw no other use for them. In the 19th Century information was recorded about people with this condition, and in 1866 an English Physician named John Langdon Down made it an official disorder, Before, physicians would advised parents to put their child with Down Syndrome in an institution, and told them they would never accomplish anything in life. People believed they were considered uneducable and some would even leave them to die or denied them necessities. The attitude about Down Syndrome has changed greatly over the last 40 years, and children with Down Syndrome attend the same schools as other kids.

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