A report on Down Syndrome. this report tells about how people are born with the disorder and what they can do later in life.

Down syndrome is a disorder that is caused by an extra number 21 chromosome. This affects one in every 800 births worldwide, and causes birth defects. Also, there is no cure for Down syndrome. Most research says that there have always been people suffering from Down syndrome. Dr Jon Langdon Down was the first person to recognize this. Down syndrome was also known as "mongolism" because the people who had it seemed to resemble Mongolian Asians. This …

…a rare disease and many people in the United States have it. I think that some people don't believe that people who have Down syndrome are capable of doing many things, but I believe that they could potentially accomplish things. It's just that they learn slower than most people. Even though a person with Down syndrome may not be the smartest person in the world they could still do simple jobs and earn a living.