It took Samantha Lesmeister’s family four months to find a medical professional who could see that she was struggling with something more than her Down syndrome.

At some point the kids on bikes began jeering at the boy with Down syndrome, laughing and yelling "retard" over and over. The boy in the pool laughed too as the group continued chanting the slur.

My son has Down syndrome. I thought we'd finally begun welcoming people with disabilities into our lives with open arms. Then came Elon Musk.

At some point the kids on bikes began jeering at the boy with Down syndrome, laughing and yelling "retard" over and over. The boy in the pool laughed too as the group continued chanting the slur.

My son has Down syndrome. I thought we'd finally begun welcoming people with disabilities into our lives with open arms. Then came Elon Musk.

Down syndrome itself is a genetic condition caused when an unusual cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The life expectancy for people with Down syndrome has increased dramatically, but now, aging adults with the condition face a health system unprepared to care for them.

A Ohio teacher who was heard laughing as she recorded a colleague duct-taping an autistic child with Down Syndrome to a chair has learned her punishment. Rachel Smith, 28, was found guilty of ...

Down Syndrome Awareness Month is recognized through October. Here's everything you need to know about the condition that impacts hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

At some point the kids on bikes began jeering at the boy with Down syndrome, laughing and yelling "retard" over and over. The boy in the pool laughed too as the group continued chanting the slur.

At some point the kids on bikes began jeering at the boy with Down syndrome, laughing and yelling "retard" over and over. The boy in the pool laughed, too, as the group continued chanting the slur.