CCDC is a family business, owned by the Lauders. The Lauders were blessed with 3 children, one of whom has Down Syndrome.
The family strongly believes that awareness of Down Syndrome is the alternative cure and strongly supports groups that help people with Down Syndrome live dignified and productive lives.

DO YOU KNOW THE FACTS?

• ABOUT 42,000 CANADIANS HAVE DOWN SYDROME


• DOWN SYNDROME IS THE MOST COMMON CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITY


• DOWN SYNDROME WAS NAMED AFTER DR.J.L.DOWN IN 1886.  HE IS CREDITIED WITH BEING THE FIRST PERSON TO DESCRIBE THIS DISORDER.


• ABOUT 80% OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME ARE BORN TO MOTHERS UNDER THE AGE OF 35


• THE CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF DOWN SYNDROME IS UNKNOWN.  IT IS NOT RELATED TO RACE, RELIGION, OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.  DOWN SYNDROME CAN OCCUR IN ANY FAMILY.


• DOWN SYNDROME CAUSES A DELAY IN A PERSON'S PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT.  THE DEGREE VARIES GREATLY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME.  WITH EARLY INTERVENTION AND POSITIVE ATTITUDES, PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROM CAN ENJOY FULL AND REWARDING LIVES.


• THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROM IS THE SAME AS THE AVERAGE PERSON


• DOWN SYNDROME IS A CONGENITAL DISABILTIY; IT EXISTS BEFORE BIRTH.  THE TERM “BIRTH DEFECT” IS NOT APPROPRIATE.

TRUE OR FALSE?
The majority of children with Down syndrome are born to women over 35
False
Women under 35 years of age give birth to more than 80% of children with Down syndrome

Children with Down syndrome have severe mental disabilities
False
There is a wide variation in mental abilities, behavior and physical development in individual with Down syndrome

Children with Down syndrome look alike and have passive, loving personalities.
False
Children with Down syndrome resemble their families in appearance and temperament much more than they do each other