Down Syndrome

Medical Journal Articles

• Autoimmunity in Down Syndrome Linked to Immune System Dysregulation by Emily Harris JAMA March 8, 2023

General Articles and Commentaries

• Moving testimony from journalist, father on promoting inclusivity for disabled children in Catholic schools by Catholic Vote 

• Down syndrome advocates call for Catholics to help parents embrace 'dreams, not fears' by Our Sunday Visitor

• Séamus Mooney wasn’t expected to live beyond 10. Now he’s Ireland’s oldest person with Down syndrome by Sheila Wayman The Irish Times

• Spain’s first MP with Down syndrome makes history by Daniel Esparza Aleteia

• Kentucky court swears in first paid deputy with Down syndrome by Cerith Gardiner Aleteia

• Down Syndrome Awareness Month spreads joy and hope by The Catholic World Report

• Woman with Down syndrome challenges abortion law at EU Human Rights Court by CathNews New Zealand

• New Barbie seen as affirmation of children with Down syndrome even while abortion claims more of them by Kimberley Heatherington Our Sunday Visitor

• Barbie with Down syndrome helps more kids ‘see themselves’ in toys: Mattel by Jack Hobbs New York Post

• Young Catholic triathlete with Down syndrome, inspired by faith, tells UN he has 'no limitations' by James Martone, OSV News/The Pilot

• World Down Syndrome Day an opportunity to teach, cherish, and love by Susan Ciancio The Catholic World Report

• Stories capture the inspirational lives of those with Down syndrome by Cerith Gardiner Aleteia

• Young Catholic triathlete with Down syndrome, inspired by faith, tells UN he has 'no limitations' by James Martone, OSV News/The Pilot

• Down syndrome: Greatly improved life expectancy comes with new challenges by Sheila Wayman The Irish Times

• UK court rules babies with Down's syndrome can be aborted up to birth by Independent Catholic News

• Only religious community in the world for sisters with Down syndrome seeks American sisters by Edie Heipel Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Word on Fire to combat ‘hidden genocide’ of Down Syndrome, people with disabilities by John L. Allen Jr. Crux

• Loving children with Down Syndrome - Caritas Kazakhstan's mission by Deborah Castellano Lubov Vatican News

• Welshman, 68, feared to have been killed in attack by three bulldogs 'had Down's Syndrome, collapsed due to a medical episode - and the dogs were only trying to PROTECT him on the ground', locals suggest as police quiz woman, 51, over tragedy by The Daily Mail

• Séamus Mooney wasn’t expected to live beyond 10. Now he’s Ireland’s oldest person with Down syndrome by Sheila Wayman The Irish Times

• Despite war, children with Down’s syndrome find cheer by UNICEF

• Couple with Down syndrome prove doubters wrong by tying the knot, surprise guests with choregraphed first dance by SWNS/Yahoo News

• How a woman with Down's syndrome swims across the Kinneret by Barbara Sofer The Jerusalem Post

• Down Syndrome Ireland report shows how most vulnerable were left behind by Michael O'Dowd IrishCentral

• ‘A Wonderful Life’: Meet the woman with Down syndrome speaking at March for Life by Katie Yoder Catholic Agency

• ‘I fully understand Heidi’s cry’: Cardinal praises UK Down syndrome abortion law challenge at Red Mass by Luke Coppen Catholic News Agency

• Saintly’ Lejeune served Downs people, life, love and truth by CathNews New Zealand

• He’s autistic, she has Down syndrome, and they’re wonderfully happy together by Giovanna Binci Aleteia

• Down syndrome advocates to appeal abortion ruling by Sebastian Milbank, CNS via The Tablet

• ‘This law makes me feel I am better off dead’: UK court hears Down syndrome abortion law challenge by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• I have two kids with Down syndrome. Here’s what I wish those considering abortion knew about life with them. by JD Flynn America

• Federal court upholds Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion ban by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Senate pro-life chair: Down syndrome abortions are ‘eugenics’ by Matt Hendro Catholic News Agency

• French doctor who made Down discovery closer to sainthood by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press

• Wow the Christmas Story Touchingly told by Children with Down Syndrome by #ProLife group - goes Viral! by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World

• I have two kids with Down syndrome. Here’s what I wish those considering abortion knew about life with them. by JD Flynn America

• My child with Down syndrome is not a political statement — and neither is Am by Sydney Persing and  Briana Harvath WINK

• Miracle child’s Down syndrome is a ‘blessing for our family,’ says couple by Andy TelliCatholic News Service/Crux

• Bishops join woman with Down syndrome in call to change N Ireland abortion law by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency/Angelus

• US Appeals Court Considers Ohio Down Syndrome Abortion Ban by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register

• Down syndrome abortion ban is going before a federal court by Julia Carr Smyth Associated Press

• Baby Boy With Down's Syndrome Is the New Osh Kosh Model by Rebecca Hamilton  Patheos

• Down syndrome could get a patron saint by Philip Kosloski Aleteia

• Federal government backs Ohio on Down syndrome abortion law by Julie Carr Smith  Associated Press/ABC

• He’s 4 years old with Down syndrome, and his brothers’ joyful keeper by Annalisa Teggi  Aleteia

• My son was diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth. Not knowing earlier was a blessing. by Monica Hembd America

• Classmates vote couple with Down syndrome as their prom king and queen by Dylan Hughes and Amelie Barker Aleteia

• Dad-vocate' for Down syndrome children offers powerful pro-life example by Theresa Stratford  The Nation/The Pilot

• Coffee shop hiring people with Down syndrome is fast becoming a beloved chain by Cerith Gardiner Alereia

• Boy’s removal from church spurs debate in UK on welcoming those with autism by Catherine Pepinster Religion News Service/America

• Dad with Down syndrome inspires his son — and teaches us all to re-examine our assumptions by Matthew Green  Aleteia

• 17-year-old with Down syndrome becomes pro-life advocate in Canada by Kyle Hreenham  The Pilot

• Working with Pastors Regarding Special Needs Kids by Fr. Matthew Schneider Patheos

• He’s 4 years old with Down syndrome, and his brothers’ joyful keeper by Annalisa Teggi Aletieia

• The gifts of poetry and Down syndrome. Tyrants, who are usually expert in doing the numbers, often fear poets because they cut through the shallow, the cheap and the brutal by Andrew Hamilton  La Croix International

• Using nature to heal the environment by John Burger Aleteia

• Catholic school awarded for implementing “full inclusion” for people with Down syndrome and autism

by Cerith Gardiner Aleteia

• 9 People with Down syndrome who are changing the world by Aleteia

• Everything I Can Do: Living with Down syndrome by Joey Kane America

• Cubs Fan With Down Syndrome Sings At Wrigley Field After Raising $5K For Special Olympics. by Kimberly White InspireMore

• This surfing school in Chile was created for kids with Down syndrome by Veronica Markland Today's Catholic

• This Beautiful Religious Order Is For Women With Down Syndrome by Ryan Scheel – uCartholic

• ‘Iceland isn’t eliminating Down syndrome—they are just killing everyone who has it.’ by Patricia Heaton  America

Theater Reviews

• Corsicana Reviewed by Rob Weinert-Kendt America

Videos

Running a business with Down Syndrome (My Perfect Family: Candle Dad)

The blessing of Down syndrome (My Perfect Family: Taonga)