Down's Syndrome And Aging
The life expectancy of people with Down's syndrome has dramatically increased over the century. Advances in medicine have made it possible to move from a life expectancy of 9 years in 1900 to 35 years in the 80s and then 60 years and more today. But this progress also implies an increased medicalization in the management of people with Down's syndrome, who have to deal with issues linked to accelerated aging, cardiac complications and a socialization made ever more difficult because of their decline in autonomy.
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