Different, but NOT different
November 2024 | The Gift Of Gratitude | Neurodivergence in AA

Different, but NOT different

A woman with Down syndrome finds that when it comes to alcoholism, she’s just like everyone else

When I was brought into this world, I was diagnosed with Down syndrome, and I spent a lot of my childhood in hospitals. My parents taught me sign language until I developed muscles in my mouth. The nurses and doctors taught me how to walk and talk. I learned much more slowly than other children, and I began to talk later too. I also had open-heart surgery.

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