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The mildest forms of Down Syndrome allow people to function in society but the worst forms are really bad. I knew a guy whose brother had a really bad from and was completely nonverbal.

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You can have down syndrome and autism at the same time. Down syndrome also puts a person at a higher risk of early onset dementia.

Even if it allows them to function in society, they have significantly higher poverty rates.

It is a hard life for everyone involved.

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