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MYTHS
People with Down's syndrome don't live very long.
Only older mothers have babies with Down's syndrome.
People with Down's syndrome cannot achieve normal life goals.
People with Down's syndrome all look the same.
People with Down's syndrome are always happy and affectionate.
FACTS
Today, people with Down syndrome can look forward to a life of 60 years plus.
Although older mothers have a higher individual chance of having a baby with Down syndrome, more are born to younger mothers, reflecting the higher birth rate in this group.
With the right support, they can. The vast majority of people with Down's syndrome
learn to walk and talk, and many are now attending mainstream schools, passing GCSEs
and living full, semi-
There are certain physical characteristics that can occur. People with Down's syndrome can have all of them or none. A person with Down's syndrome will always look more like his or her close family than someone else with the condition.
We are all individuals and people with Down's syndrome are no different to anyone else in their character traits and varying moods.