Hi! Im a the sims 4 player and i recently had the idea of creating a character with down syndrome, because i rarely see sims with disabilities. But, i came into a doubt: my DS sim has a sister that does not have DS. And, since i want to make it a realistic story, i want them to look like sisters genetics wise. The problem is, i dont really know wich facial features are influenced by DS and wich ones are influenced by genetics. I gave the same eye color and same freckles to them, but im really curious on how to make it "accurate". I did search about this but didnt get a clear answer. Also, sorry if this is not a good question, its my first time ever to do this
Hello, thank you for your ask!
Most sites list upturned eyes, depressed nose bridges, thin lips and a lack of philtrum as some of the most common physical symptoms.
If you learn better visually, Cleveland Clinic's page about down syndrome does have an illustration showing some common facial features present in DS. And while not a medical source, one of our mods also made a drawing tutorial for common physical symptoms of DS that could help as a visual starting place. Looking up photos of people with down syndrome and seeing what traits they share may also help.
Medical websites such as Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic are reputable and are designed to be readable to the average person. Hopefully once you understand some of the more common physical traits, doing more research to better understand the symptoms will be a bit easier!
Besides eye color and freckles, other similarities you can give them can be hair color, hair texture and eyebrows.
(Also, no need to worry about silly questions! As long as you research before hand, read out pinned post and see if we have any similar asks on out blog that may answer your question before asking you're all good!)
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