Can i downgrade from iOS6 to iOS5

Somebody please help:
i just updated to iOS6 on my gilfriend's iPad 2.
then i looked at my iTunes to see it says "full restore needed".
so now i have lost ALL the photos of her 6 month old niece (not to mention all the other photos she had on there).
i have not clicked the full restore yet.
is there ANY WAY POSSIBLE TO REVERT TO iOS5 AND NOT LOSE ALL HER PICTURES?
any help much appreciated.
thanks in advance,
Leon

Help Me!!!! My son has severe autism and loves the youtube app from 5.1.1 now that my wife upgraded to 6.0  there is no favorite tab and he doesn't have any of his shows available, plus seaching is a nightmare for him.  My boy is 4 years old and doesn't ask for much, he is a mess without his youtube app and I'm really struggling to keep him calm, I need help with getting the old version back.  If anyone out there knows how I can possibly go back please let me know, I'm drowning here and can't handle this any longer.  Again I have to restate that my son has sever autism and only has a few things that he can manage on his own, this being one of them.  HELP ME PLEASE!!! he has an Ipod touch 4g

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