I have refractory ceoliac type 2 which means I have non hodgkins lymphoma. I also suffer from Aspergers (diagnosed). I would be surprised not to find a link between undiagnosed ceoliac disease, Autism and cancer. A lot of Autistics have issues with the proteins in gluten/wheat and dairy due to a leaky gut causing toxicity. Chronic inflammation and Candida are also a common problems in which cancer can cohabitate. Not all will end up with cancer but it is certainly possible.
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Loving pigs is not a symptom of Aspergers's Syndrome. You might have Asperger's Syndrome, but you might not. More information would be necessary to determine whether it is a possibility. A link to a list of symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome is provided below.
Why not try the National Down Syndrome Society's site? I'll leave a Related Link.
The Down Syndrome Organisation of the UK has a wonderful website. To help you find out more about the syndrome, see the Related Link.
See the Related Link to a very good FAQ on the causes of Down syndrome.
You can contact the International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association - they are great! The link is provided below.
There is no known link between sexual orientation and Asperger's syndrome.
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According to a spokesperson of the National Down Syndrome Society, the NDSS does not currently offer Buddy Walk® bracelets. However, a bracelet with the text "Down syndrome awareness" can be ordered via PinMart (see Related link).Information on the Buddy Walk is available on their website (see Related link).
March 21World Down Syndrome Day is marked every year on March 21. To read more about this annual event - and to access a slew of useful links on matters pertaining to Down syndrome - click on the Related Link.
According to Columbia Encyclopedia, the symptoms of Down syndrome were "first described in 1866 by an English physician, J. Langdon Down." Down syndrome - albeit without this particularly moniker - has been known for many hundreds, if not thousands, of years. It was usually called Mongolism in recent centuries in the UK. Dr. John Langdon Down was the one who did much research on the subject, and the symptoms described by him have been renamed "Down syndrome." To read more about Down syndrome on Answers.com, click on the Related Link.
Here is the link to all the questions and answers on Down syndrome:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/3485
DownSyndrome.com is a good place to start.