“The first thing was to rescue them from loneliness, to give them some companionship…to surround them with the influences of art and nature, to bring some joy to their lives, to stimulate them, to make them think.” P. 35 (Langston Down)
McFarland devotes a few pages to the story of Langston Down. For most of us, the fact that he was first to identify the syndrome is all we have heard about him. Was any of his story new to you?
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