Hi Bobby,

   They don't need to - all they need to qualify as Down is had a a trisomy
of the 21 chromosome - so that instead of 46 chromosomes they have 47. That
what's it Down's Syndrome. While the degree of facial involment and the
degree of IQ involvement vary - the Chromosomal thing doesn't.


                                                        Trisha

> -----Original Message-----
> From: BG Greer, PhD [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 12:26 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: What Do We Call This?
>
> In a message dated 7/1/02 9:48:49 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> >if its taken seriously by the medical community you
> >will need to have everyone exhibiting the same group of signs and symtoms
>
> I disagree not every Down's Syndrome kid looks alike, has the same
> internal
> problems; let alone the vast difference in IQ's! A syndome is rarely ever
> the
> "same signs and symptoms"!!
>
> Bobby