Down syndrome

Down syndrome encompasses a number of genetic disorders, of which trisomy 21 (a nondisjunction) is the most representative, causing highly variable degrees of learning difficulties as well as physical disabilities. It is named for John Langdon-Down, the British doctor who first described it in the late 19th century.

Down syndrome in fiction

• Bret Lott: "Jewel"
• Morris West: "The Clowns of God"
• Bernice Rubens: A Solitary Grief
• Emily Perl Kingsley: "Welcome to Holland"
• The Kingdom and its American counterpart, Kingdom Hospital
• Elizabeth Laird: Red Sky in the Morning
• Stephen King: "Dreamcatcher"
• Dean Koontz: "The Bad Place"
• Alex Ginnsz: "Duo"