re: Do you think people with down syndrome are unfortunate?

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eah but for every Hellen Keller like you're talking about, there's like a hundred regular down syndrome people.

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Look, I wasn't referencing Helen Keller type Down syndrome people. I think I was telling you that most people with Down syndrome have a full range of emotions. Most wish more for themselves and you have to disappoint them regularly that they will probably not marry, be a photographer for a profession, will not drive, etc. Most want more however and talk about it often. so, think what you want.
I've seen someone push them down bleachers (not knowing they had a missing vertebrae that exposes their spinal cord). I've seen a woman scream at a DS girl employee at subway because she didn't want her sandwich touched by a retard. and I've seen worse. I've seen one have their head pushed into lockers and made to crawl a hallway being bullied. There's some pretty bad discrimination and cruelty they probably each have encountered gone unreported. They've probably endured more than you, but I can't be sure.

I get it that this is the OT lounge and you have to push back like I'm glorifying Down syndrome lives. but I don't think one thing I said typifies the Helen Keller of the people with Down syndrome. I think I'm just giving you a perspective that they are unique with a full range of emotions and capabilities. Yes, it's subway and mcdonalds job capabilities, but they are largely people that want more - to drive and to marry or even just go to prom - and can't have it. Look, I've seen one DS kid work so hard to learn to "jump rope for heart" that couldn't jump rope even once before the challenge, that would leave you crying for the accomplishment both from fundraising and from doing the challenge itself. So, regular Down syndrome people are pretty inspiring too compared to most lives, even if they aren't Helen Keller types.