Parents won't let Down Syndrome define their children
She’s 2 years old, her favorite color is pink and she loves watching Sesame Street. She frequently laughs for no apparent reason, sings Ring Around the Rosie with gusto and vigorously resists her mother’s efforts to brush her hair.
Not far from her home in North Augusta lives 8-year-old Jordan Hall. He’s a second-grader at Aiken Elementary School, plays soccer and baseball, and delights his mother with his willingness to wash dishes after dinner.
In almost all respects, Adyson and Jordan are normal children. That they were both born with Down syndrome makes no difference to their parents.
Read more here: Parents won’t let Down syndrome define their children | The Augusta Chronicle.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.