Why do people with Down Syndrome have that same “look” to them?

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Why do people with Down Syndrome have that same “look” to them?

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Down’s syndrome and ‘the look’:

One of the main consequences is that it gives you low muscle tone, so everything is a bit floppy, including the muscles in your face. The low muscle tone is responsible for a whole host of other developmental issues.

DS also gives you a small mouth, but a regular sized tongue, which is quite distinctive. Also no bones in the nose, giving you a fairly flat, small nose.