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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