Guess where down syndrome goes to prestigious university?

Because he smiles... like this guy:

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And he has a gift that every colleges want.
 
matajan said:
SI.com - More Sports - Despite having Down syndrome, Hennefer plays on - Monday February 18, 2008 4:31PM

This is heartfelting of his inspiration of basketball life and it is real that he got full scholarship to, guess where he goes?

It made me surprise and I can not believe down syndrome can get into university, how did he get into?
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I enjoy dealing in facts, although you probably realize by now most people are going to ridicule you.

It is a fact that a certain percentage of people with Down syndrome have average or above average intelligence.
 
This is about an idiot savant, probably. Are you one?
 
Bottesini said:
It is a fact that a certain percentage of people with Down syndrome have average or above average intelligence.
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Um, no. I have never heard of it.

There are degrees of DS but I've never heard of DS person with above intelligence. It isn't possible, given how the genetic mutation works that influences the brain development.
 
netrox said:
Um, no. I have never heard of it.

There are degrees of DS but I've never heard of DS person with above intelligence. It isn't possible, given how the genetic mutation works that influences the brain development.
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Here's a link that may be of interest to you and it seems to confirm what Botts says.
 
Do you mean this part?

It is possible for a person with Down's Syndrome to have normal intelligence, however, it is extremely rare. The medical condition damages neurological tissue, which decreases the ability of a human brain. In my experience I have not seen or heard of a person with down's that has above average cognitive ability, however, I have worked with children who have low average, 85-90 where 100 is considered normal....
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netrox said:
Um, no. I have never heard of it.

There are degrees of DS but I've never heard of DS person with above intelligence. It isn't possible, given how the genetic mutation works that influences the brain development.
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One of my cousins has DS, and speaks 4 languages, including ASL.
 
There was a girl at my school that had DS, her name was Casey. I tried to be friends with her, but she got hard to be around as she would be happy one minute and the next she would be fire hot mad and you're not sure what upset her in the first place. Sometimes I would catch myself wanting to grab her and shake her, then I would just stop, turn around and walk away and tell myself it's not worth it. Not because of her or the syndrome alone, but I think it was the combination of the two in which the syndrome just completely gave her a warped thought process. I was told that upon graduation she had barely completed the equivalent of a 4th grade education. I felt bad for her in a way that she would never be independent. I just hope that her family has something worked out to where she will be placed in a group home when her parents are no longer able to care for her.
 
Some DS kids can learn a few languages. If they can learn a language, there is no limit to how many one can learn regardless of their intelligence as long as they have adequate input.
 
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