Notes from a Life Spent in Healthcare is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Breaking my silence to address a notification that just came through in my news feed that today is “National Down Syndrome Day.” Words matter, as they construct our internal cognitive domain, & I feel the need to address the description of trisomy 21 syndrome (resulting from full or partial duplication of human chromosome 21) as “Down Syndrome.”
National Séguin/Lejeune/Gautier Syndrome Day
National Séguin/Lejeune/Gautier Syndrome Day
National Séguin/Lejeune/Gautier Syndrome Day
Notes from a Life Spent in Healthcare is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Breaking my silence to address a notification that just came through in my news feed that today is “National Down Syndrome Day.” Words matter, as they construct our internal cognitive domain, & I feel the need to address the description of trisomy 21 syndrome (resulting from full or partial duplication of human chromosome 21) as “Down Syndrome.”