"I am A" down symdrom children's child? what is my life like in the 20th century? Am I aborted? If not, how is my life like? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

"I am A" down symdrom children's child? what is my life like in the 20th century? Am I aborted? If not, how is my life like?

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Heya, this earlier answer of mine is a little bit more focused, but it might be of interest as one possible exemplar:

It's 1959 in middle-class America. My child has just been born with Down syndrome. I don't listen to the recommendation to institutionalize him. How do I raise him in a hostile social context?