Down Syndrome

Stereotyping Kids With Special Needs Is Looksism

Ellen Seidman | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living


Ellen Seidman

People can underestimate the abilities and intelligence of people with special needs who "look" the part and may hesitate to help people with special needs who don't "look" the part.

J. Langdon Down: A Man, a Time, and a Syndrome

Dan Agin | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living


Dan Agin

In England in 1866, an obscure medical superintendent of an asylum for idiots in Surrey, England, published a short paper in a London hospital journal. The author of the paper was J. Langdon Down.

Republican Lawmakers Gin Up Fear Of Rationing, Can't Offer Any Proof

CNN | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics


Surrounded by a group of parents clutching pictures of their special needs children, two Republican members of Congress stood in front of the Capitol ...

Sarah Palin Was Right! Exclusive Death Panel Footage!

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 09.10.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

Why didn't we listen?!? We have obtained footage of Barack Obama's Death Panel passing subjective judgment on Sarah Palin's parents and child. I warn you, the footage is shocking.

Signs of Progress: Honesty About Children with Disabilities

Lee Woodruff | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living


Lee Woodruff

Near my home there is "Children at Play" sign with the word "Autistic" written in black marker. The added word seemed to say, "These are my children. I'm comfortable with it and you should be too."

Renewing Yourself for Spring: A Personal Journey

Colleen Perry | Posted 04.26.2009 | Living


Colleen Perry

I was asked to write about ways to renew yourself for spring. My first thought was, "Oh no, am I doing anything that would count as 'renewal' aside f...

British Mother Tries To Hire Prostitute For Down Syndrome Son

Times Of India | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


LONDON: A British mother whose adopted son has Down's Syndrome has made a public appeal to women to have sex with him so he can lose his virginity. ...

Sarah Palin and the Pressure of Special Needs Children On Marriages

Jill Brooke | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living


Jill Brooke

The divorce rates for parents with special-needs children is tragically high. According to the documentary Autism Every Day, the divorce rates for these parents soar to as much as 80 percent.

My Autistic Son is Not a Political Pawn

Janet Grillo | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Janet Grillo

Last night, John McCain told us that Governor Palin "knows more about Autism than any other American I know." Perhaps he should get out more.

Rush Limbaugh Uses Down Syndrome Story Rehashed from Hannity

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Taylor Marsh

When Hannity has a caller on, then that same caller suddenly and miraculously appears on Rush's show, which evolves into a big PR event, it's not by accident. Manufacturing these events is what the right-wing does best.

Reading The Pictures: Poster Mom

Michael Shaw | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-09-07-trig.jpg In presupposing what kind of advocate a Vice President Palin would be for the mentally disabled, Newsweek helps visually fortify the GOP's blatant exploitation of family and motherhood.

Sarah Palin: Our First Woman President?

Adele Stan | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


Adele Stan

Palin's speech was not meant to inform or inspire her audience -- it was meant to call down the force that will re-ignite the culture wars of the late 20th century. And so it did.

I love Sarah Palin's Down Syndrome Baby

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 10.04.2008 | Living


Esther J. Cepeda

Forget the fact that, if the McCain/Palin ticket won, Sarah Palin would be the first female vice president in history. If the Alaskan hottie made it i...

Gov. Palin: Is Not Taking Maternity Leave a Conservative Value?

Kim Stagliano | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Kim Stagliano

Once you've chosen to have five children, and your infant has special needs, who needs you more, your family or your job?

A Nod to Sarah Palin from Someone Who Will Never Vote for Her

Harold Pollack | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Harold Pollack

Governor Palin's party opposes women's access to family planning services that prevent unwanted pregnancies and that give poor women the same reproductive choices she herself enjoys.