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Monday, April 17, 2017
Speaking to Your Child’s Classmates About Down Syndrome
My daughter Sophie is
almost fourteen. She has Down syndrome. She’s in eighth grade and has been
mainstreamed since her earliest preschool days. A few weeks ago, she invited me
to speak at Career Day at her middle school. She wanted me to talk about the
book I wrote about her. Turns out, what Sophie really wanted was for me to
explain Down syndrome to the other kids at her school. I was floored. And I
felt terrible. Since Sophie was born, her father and I have been so focused on
getting her what she needs — government services, therapies,…
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