An Irish toy brand has created a new Down’s syndrome doll inspired by a six-year-old girl to mark World Down Syndrome Day. Lottie Dolls has released a doll, called Rosie Boo, designed to resemble six-year-old Rosie Barnett, from Wiltshire, who has Down’s syndrome. The toy company’s co-founder Ian Harkin decided to create the Rosie Boo doll after … Read more
‘Sick to my stomach’: The Bachelor’s Laura Byrne breaks down in tears as she apologises following backlash over calling a Down syndrome inclusivity doll ‘truly petrifying’ By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:05 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 11:05 GMT, 20 March 2021 Laura Byrne tearfully has apologised for calling a Down … Read more
Number of teenage girls developing tics and Tourette’s syndrome surges as a result of rising lockdown anxiety Specialists at Great Ormond Street and Evelina have reported a rise in referrals Before pandemic, average of six teenage girls presented symptoms each year Now experts say they are receiving three or four new referrals evey week Tics … Read more
Alex Reid has revealed he has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at the age of 45 after years of ‘relentless bullying for being different’. The cagefighter and reality star has said the diagnosis has helped him to understand why he’s always felt different and called it a ‘relief’ but admitted it was ‘unnerving.’ He told … Read more
Antidepressants could soon be prescribed routinely by GPs to treat the UK’s most common bowel condition. Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, affects nine million Britons, causing agonising pain, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation – with few effective treatments available. Now, hundreds of GPs will offer a low dose of mood-boosting drugs to patients, as part of a … Read more
A singer who suffered from endometriosis was found dead aged just 28 after her appointment at a specialist clinic was twice cancelled due to the Covid pandemic. The body of ‘hugely talented’ Emma Panas was discovered by her father at her home in Bromley, south east London, after friends and family could not contact her, … Read more
Doctor who discovered extra chromosome that causes Down’s syndrome – and then spent the rest of his life fighting abortions – is tipped for sainthood Pope Francis recognised the ‘heroic virtues’ of the ‘venerable’ Jerome Lejeune In 1958, the French geneticist discovered chromosome that causes Down’s The devout Catholic spent the rest of his life fighting against … Read more
A man who made history with his wife as the UK’s first couple with Down’s Syndrome to marry has died from Covid-19 – just two weeks after contracting the virus. Tommy Pilling, 62, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, lost his battle to coronavirus on January 1, leaving behind his doting wife Maryanne, 49, who says she is … Read more
A man who is one half of Britain’s first married couple with Down’s syndrome, has contracted COVID-19 and ‘doctors don’t think he can recover’, according to his family. Tommy, 62, and his wife Maryanne Pilling, 48, who tied the knot in 1995, had been isolating together at their home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, during the pandemic. … Read more
The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Presenter John Stapleton says don’t let impostor syndrome win John Stapleton, 74, is best known for presenting breakfast television for GMTV He was married to Scottish TV presenter Lynn Faulds Wood for 43 years Here, he opens up about his television career and battle with impostor syndrome By … Read more