Reality: Its true that a person with Down syndrome may have significant challenges in rearing a child. But women who have Down syndrome are fertile and can give birth to children. According to older studies, that are being reinvestigated, men with Down syndrome are infertile.

Can someone with Down syndrome pass it on?

Is it inherited? Most of the time, Down syndrome isnt inherited. Its caused by a mistake in cell division during early development of the fetus. Translocation Down syndrome can be passed from parent to child.

Will my child with Down syndrome ever talk?

Although most children with Down syndrome learn to speak and will use speech as their primary means of communication, they will understand language and have the desire to communicate well before they are able to speak.

At what age do Down syndrome children speak?

Typically, these children have a much harder time learning to talk (expressive language) than with understanding what they hear (receptive language). On average, children with Down syndrome start using words around 16 months of age—about 6 months later than other children.