50 years ago it was pretty much assumed that anyone with Down's could do very little, and so society rarely bothered actually teaching kids. People with Down's

50 years ago it was pretty much assumed that anyone with Down's could do very little, and so society rarely bothered actually teaching kids. People with Down's were often shoved into a residential care home and basically left to rot there. It's reckoned that a lot of these assumptions were down to hearing issues, which are highly prevalent in Down's - once we figured this out, and realised how easily fixed these issues were, things started to change, quickly. Nowadays, we know people with Down's are capable of much more, though I must note there is a huge range of cognitive ability, and additional tuition and support will always be needed. Still, it's common now for kids with Down's to attend regular primary school, and some also attend regular high school.