When Maria Curtis was born with Down syndrome in 1963, her Naperville family refused to institutionlize her and she would ...

It used to be that adults with Down syndrome werent really given a chance. Before the 1980s, an overwhelming majority of people with Down syndrome were institutionalized in the United States simply ...

An ambitious new research effort seeks to follow thousands of individuals with Down syndrome from infancy to adulthood in order to learn more about the chromosomal disorder. The project from the ...

Emma McLean is a 6-year-old girl who loves Taylor Swift, reading books, playing the drums and hanging with her little sister. While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down ...

About half of all children with Down syndrome are born with a heart abnormality. By age 40, about half of all people with Down Syndrome will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the ...

When we think about Down syndrome, heart issues-and learning challenges often steal the spotlight, and we often think, maybe ...

Rachel Handlin is possibly the first person with Down syndrome to receive an M.F.A., and one of just a few to hold a bachelor’s. Her first solo show features her portraits of others like her. The ...

Rebecca and Luke Chambers keep an eye on Cal Chambers as he climbs a ladder at one of his favorite places, the playground at John Venezia Community Park on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (The Gazette, ...

Social media users are encountering video with text overlay such as, "Is Down syndrome a deal breaker for you?" or, "Would you date a girl with Down syndrome?" But the girl in the video isn't real, ...

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) – A Long Island man is accused of assaulting a person with Down syndrome, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Raliek Leonard, 28, of Central Islip, was ...