The River Series
A Friend for Life
For the majority of kids in the nation who haven’t started school yet, today is the official start of Back To School. Going back to school can be so complicated for our school aged loved ones with Down syndrome. School systems were created without people with Down syndrome in mind, and as laws have changed to include people with intellectual disabilities within the schools, what that means and how it plays out differs from state to state, county to county, school to school. What doesn’t seem to change is our human need to want to be welcomed as we are and find belonging in a space. When welcome and belonging happens for our loved one with Down syndrome in his/her classroom every person connected to that space is changed forever and for the better. River’s story is one of welcome, a story showing just how sweet it is when everyone belongs.
The River Series 4/11: Tripp/Brother⠀⠀⠀⠀
When River came into my world on October 3, 2014, I had no idea what to expect. At the time I was only 7-years-old and didn’t fully understand the concept of Down Syndrome. I didn’t really know how I would have to change or adjust once he was born.
