Chester County Down Syndrome Interest Group, Inc.

Tips for the proper use of language for 'Down syndrome'. The National Down Syndrome Society and the National Down Syndrome Congress encourages all media to use the following language:

Myth: Down syndrome is a rare genetic disorder.
Truth: Down syndrome is the most commonly occurring genetic condition. One in every 733 live births is a child with Down syndrome, representing approximately 5,000 births per year in the United States alone. Today, more than 400,000 people in the United States have Down syndrome.