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First document about people with intellectual disabilty
A book written by Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol had the first document about people with intellectual and devlopmental disabilities and referred to them as idiots -
John Langdon Down
John Langdon Down was the first to notice a distinct similarity of physical characteristics among some people. He also noticed that they had a decreased intellectual ability. He called them "mongolid" because of there facial features similar to Mongolian people. -
Life expectancy -1929
Someone who has down syndrome only expected to live 9 years, which is now not true. -
First Suggested cause of Down syndrome
An error in cell division is first suggested cause of down syndrome. It is called non-disjunction -
Life expectancy-1946
Life expectancy increases to 12 years for people with down syndrome. -
Baby and Child care. By Benjamin Spock.
Benjamin Spock suggested to parents that have a kid with down syndrome should be given up and let someone else care for them elsewhere. Calling the babies "hardly human." -
Why it happens.
Jerome Lejeune is the first person to discover the reason why down syndrome happens. (There is three copies of the chromosome 21.) -
Name change
People from Mongolia sends world health organization to stop using Mongol to refer to people with down syndrome.. People stop using the term mongolism to refer to people with down syndrome. The term is still used in science literature. -
Life expectancy- 1970
Life expectancy increases by more than 12 years. -
Down Syndrome Preventative Medical Checklist
" “Down Syndrome Preventative Medical Checklist,” edited by William I. Cohen, presents the first U.S. medical management suggestions for doctors treating people with Down syndrome. Its updated 1999 version is still used today." According to: https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/about-down-syndrome/%20history-of-down-syndrome/research-and-medical-care-timeline/ -
Testing.
"The American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics advise their members that women over the age of 35 should be offered prenatal testing for Down syndrome and other genetic disorders." According to:https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/about-down-syndrome/%20history-of-down-syndrome/research-and-medical-care-timeline/ -
Blood test.
"The possibility of a less invasive, 12-week diagnostic blood test to detect a fetus with Down syndrome becomes a reality as researchers identify certain biochemical markers in a pregnant woman’s blood associated with Down syndrome. Despite 27 years and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment, there is still no such test available today." According to: https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/about-down-syndrome/%20history-of-down-syndrome/research-and-medical-care-timeline/ -
Influential book.
Charles Epstein publishes a book called The consequences of chromosome imbalance: Principles, mechanisms, and models. This book is about principles for studying down syndrome. -
Adult Down Syndrome Center.
"Dr. Brian Chicoine and Dr. Dennis McGuire establish the Adult Down Syndrome Center of Lutheran General Hospital. The center is the first comprehensive adult clinic that sees patients with Down syndrome daily. Today the center sees more than 4,000 patients locally each year." According to: https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/about-down-syndrome/%20history-of-down-syndrome/research-and-medical-care-timeline/ -
Budget Cuts.
There are many budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health budget for Down Syndrome. -
Life expectancy-2006
Life expectancy for person with down syndrome rises to about 60 years. -
Research
Lots of money from the National Institutes of Health goes toward research for down syndrome, but it is only 0.0007 of there 30.9 billion dollar budget. -
Pamphlet: You are pregnant.
"Global Down Syndrome Foundation and National Down Syndrome Congress publish a prenatal testing pamphlet called “You are pregnant. What if your doctor recommends a test to see if your baby has Down syndrome?” and start a national distribution campaign in order to ensure that pregnant women receive accurate information at the time of diagnosis, as required by the 2008 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act." -
Life expectancy- 2018
The average lifespan of a person with Down syndrome is approximately 60 years, but many live longer.