The Impossible Balancing Act

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I’ve been walking a tightrope the past 13 years.

Raising a child with Down Syndrome in a world with low expectations for that child is frustratingly difficult. The cruelest act is committed by systems; health, education, and social, which convinces parents of “inevitable” limitations and often useless problem-based approaches. It feels a bit like self-fulfilling prophesy.