True or False: Down Syndrome is a disease.
False. Down Syndrome is a diagnosis. Most people with Down Syndrome are healthy.
True or False: Each year, around 150 children are born with Down Syndrome in Sweden.
True: One child is born with Down Syndrome per 650 births.
True or False: People with Down Syndrome cannot learn to read and write.
False: It might take a little longer for children with Down Syndrome to develop, but with the right pedagogy, most people can learn to both read and write!