The Alex Series

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When Bill received his son's Down syndrome diagnosis, he had no idea what the future would like. Like so many parents in this community, Bill shared with us that he had to "reset his expectations of what a father-son relationship was going to be" as soon as he met Alex.

 
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The Alex Series 2/8: Cindy/Mom

People often expect that people with Down Syndrome lack problem solving skills. That isn’t the case. Alex’s creativity and tenacity have always been integral parts of his personality. Once, when he was about eight years old, playing soccer with a bunch of kids (most of them older than he was) the soccer ball was accidentally kicked into a narrow culvert running under the driveway.

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