Down Syndrome

Applied behavioral analysis has left a legacy of traumatized kids. Why is it still the standard of treatment?

Cute, well-intentioned depictions of people with Down syndrome as charismatic megafauna literally dehumanize them.

Sarah Palin used pictures of her son Trig to demean liberals. She's not the only special needs parent to exploit images of her kids.

In an offhand remark, the embattled comedian implied a correlation between Down syndrome and emotional apathy—and, in the process, he reinforced an old and hateful stereotype.

The temporary ban on the law will benefit women who have sought abortions with the belief or knowledge that the fetus has Down syndrome.

Commercial images of cute white babies with Down syndrome aren't revolutionary anymore.

Right-wing activists hope that photos of kids with Down syndrome will keep Ireland from legalizing abortion.

The Ohio legislature could criminalize women for having basic conversations with their doctors.

Toxic state politics and entrenched big institutions means the state's a bad place to raise a child with Down syndrome.

My non-verbal son’s reactions to stories and films tell me he’s competent in ways he can’t yet express — and I can’t yet fully understand.

My brother has Down syndrome and happens to be non-verbal. I've spent 20 years learning new ways to listen.

The costumes are itchy, the candy bores him, and we keep asking him to be someone he’s not.

A new treatment for Down Syndrome mirrors genetic evolution by hacking an already-existing hack of our genes.