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Research

"It's exiting for me, that in a laboratory I can look at chromosomes."

A Search for Traces

Have people with Down syndrome always existed?
Are there traces of their existence?
How did they live in the past?
In any case, how can you find out?

The word is gelotology. Well now, that is the topic all about laughter.
The laugh-research.
For example: Laugh-stress, happiness hormones, behavioural scientist.
I have researched that.

Julian Göpel

Circles of support

Who are the support-people of people with Down syndrome?
Who do they talk to?
Who do they laugh with?
Who do they share their problems with?

Prejudices

People with Down syndrome can not ride a bike.
People with Down syndrome are always jolly.
And they can only count up to 20.
Is this true?

I laid all the pieces of paper out, then I looked, taking one at a time, then bit by bit, writing down.

Johanna von Schönfeld

Twins

We were always happiness.
(Patrick Görres)

One twin has Down syndrome, the other does not. How is that for the family? How does that work in everyday life?