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A recently posted article on /r/science says that, "Because a child with Down's Syndrome was given a proper burial in 500 ce, it seems that there was no stigma against the condition." What do we know about how medieval people with Down's Syndrome were percieved and treated?

by /u/Vladith in /r/AskHistorians

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