Downs: The History of a Disability

[...]the children of Caucasian families who reverted to the "mongolian type," like those individu als that Down had observed, experienced a pathological decent to a primal racial form. Contrary to the claims of past generations of medical and educational authorities, like those who advised...

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Published in:Bulletin of the History of Medicine 2013, Vol.87 (2), p.284-285
Main Author: Trent, James W.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Down syndrome
Families & family life
Genetic engineering
Race
Wright, David McKee (1867-1928)
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Summary:[...]the children of Caucasian families who reverted to the "mongolian type," like those individu als that Down had observed, experienced a pathological decent to a primal racial form. Contrary to the claims of past generations of medical and educational authorities, like those who advised the Noxons in 1943, we now know that people with Down syndrome can live full, productive lives-lives that are increasingly integrated into ordinary community life.
ISSN:0007-5140
1086-3176
1896-3176
DOI:10.1353/bhm.2013.0034