“The country’s health care system is not well developed to meet the needs of people with Down syndrome after they become adults,” said Chisen Takeuchi, a specialist of clinical genetics who ...

Lose, M.D., assistant professor in the UAB Department of Genetics. Lose is leading UAB’s response to that challenge, as director of the innovative UAB Adult Down Syndrome Clinic, one of the few ...

Carmela Falcone, 26, was given the chance to socialise in a safe space by The i Paper’s Christmas appeal charity Action for ...

She said most people at the adult day program are diagnosed with an intellectual disability, while others have Down syndrome or epilepsy. She said ages of program participants can vary greatly ...