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Abstract Objectives of the study: 1. To assess the burdens of caregivers of children with Down syndrome. 2. To find out the relationship between burdens of caregiver and their demographic characteristics. Methodology:A descriptive cross-sectional design Study is carried out in situate of special need in middle Euphrates,non probability (convinent)method is used consisting of (100) care givers carried out from febrawery 18th, 2018 to June 22th, 2018. Conclusion that the Caregivers of down syndrome children are impacted by psychosocial ,physical, emotional and physical burdens ,more caregiver femal Recommendation: The researcher recommends is appropriate and enough information regarding down syndrome are needed and very necessary to provide among caregivers of DS children to rectify their perception and dealing with DS children. ,Standard indicators should be adopted to assess child development for early recognition and diagnosis of DS in all the primary care centers. As one of the most important aspects of burden, supported employed programs and lifelong financial help should be planned not only for the DS children but also for the families, Counseling units can be established in the primary care centers for coordinating their services to the DS child and their family, Future researches to build up is also a recommended program to reduce the family burden of DS children and call for further comprehensive study to explore their burden and stress and proper program should be applied to help them managing their burden.