Preferred language guide

Wrong expressions	Right expressions
Mongol	Person/child with Down Syndrome
Suffers from OR is a victim of Down Syndrome	Have Down Syndrome
Child/Adult Down	Child/Adult with Down Syndrome
Imperfect/ demented/ dumb	Person with disability/ with learning difficulties/ with special needs
Disease, imperfect	Genetic condition (clarification: someone who has Down Syndrome doesn’t suffer physically. DS it is not a disease)
Down (as an acronym)	DS (as an acronym when it is necessary )

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