I spent a couple of years in my 20s working with Down's Syndrome kids & young adults. A privilege & hugely humbling experience.
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@PhilosophyExp I love interacting w Down syndrome folks in my clinic. You can say hi to a perfect stranger and get a warm response... /1
@sethadelman Yes, that was my experience - though I do wonder whether there is a self-selecting aspect to that phenomenon. It's an ethically
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@PhilosophyExp Apologies of course if I've misunderstood any of your points, as expressed through this silly 140c format! -
@sethadelman You haven't misunderstood, as far as I can tell! :) But yes, Twitter is a not entirely suited for complex ethical debates!
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@PhilosophyExp …that the DS temperament (such as it is) is due to a quirk of their neurology, even if the mechanism isn't understood yet…. -
@sethadelman That's interesting. Something along those lines was always my assumption, but it's probably complex: http://bit.ly/1pMjB4D -
@PhilosophyExp Ah, just what I was looking for, thanks!
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@PhilosophyExp they'd then have a less "protected" upbringing, just like the rest of us!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp Most developmentally disabled people, though, aren't like that, despite (presumably) similar upbringings, so I've assumed...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp Agree w you re the ethics. Obviously it would be better if they had normal chromosomes, even if (perhaps ironically)...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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