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by dagurp 309 days ago
As they saying goes. If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism.
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I feel terrible for wondering this but... is the same true for Down's Syndrome? Because from the outside you wouldn't think so...
Are you asking if people with Down's syndrome are unique people with unique experiences and personalities? Because I hope you'd pretty quickly arrive at "yes, of course people with Down's syndrome are unique people with unique experiences".
I think a more generous reading of their comment would be: do people with Down's syndrome vary significantly in terms of their Down's syndrome symptoms? Or: do they vary significantly in how they experience their symptoms? I don't have enough experience with Down's syndrome to answer either – I've only met a few such people in passing – but would be interested in knowing the answer.

Edit: I feel I should note that, given the phrasing of the comment, I think your interpretation is closer to the original intent – or at least, a clearer reading of what was said – but I wanted to add this in the interest of taking the strongest interpretation of their comment (and to satisfy my personal curiosity).

I was just making a joke in bad taste, since they all physically resemble one another. My assumption is yes, they're all different.