MYTH: People with Down Syndrome have big tongues and that's why the tongue often protrudes
outside of the mouth.
TRUTH: The tongue is one of the few organs that is normal in people with
Down Syndrome but, the mouth is not. The mouth of people with Down Syndrome is under-developed which causes the appearance
of and over-sized tounge when in actuality it's the mouth that's smaller.
MYTH: People with Down Syndrome are retarded.
TRUTH: Many people with Down Syndrome are definitely educatable and are often in
regular classroom settings. Like me!
MYTH: Children with Down Syndrome are born to older parents.
TRUTH: Eighty percent of children with Down Syndrome are born to mothers under the
age of 35.
MYTH: People with Down Syndrome always appear to be happy.
TRUTH: People with Down Syndrome have the same emotions as everyone else in the population.
MYTH: Down Syndrome is inherited from one or both parents.
TRUTH: Down Syndrome is an error in cell division and is not caused by either parent.
