How hard was it growing up with a sibling with DS? I'm very grateful that my son is going to have three older siblings to look out for him over the course of his life. I think he's going to teach the other kids about a lot of other things that they wouldn't have the same exposure to in other circumstances.
The weirdest part of this is not really having any idea where Ben's going to fall on the spectrum. From everything I've seen so far, I expect he's going to be relatively high functioning, but we won't really have an idea for a few years.
Completely agree. The biggest concern for me as a parent is how is our little dude going to be treated by the rest of the world as he grows up and becomes an adult. I know he will always have unwaivering unconditional love at home, but the world is full of assholes (see: surlyhorns).
Not sure what ARC is. We're in West Texas, so resources are a little different that they are in a major metropolitan area. That being said, there are some pretty outstanding organizations that we've had access to to help with early intervention and occupational therapy. We've been going to therapy basically since Ben was born to try to ensure that he has every opportunity to succeed.
Not sure if this is the right board to post this on, but what the hell, I’ve been curious. My wife and I had our fourth kiddo in June of last year. Our son has Down Syndrome. So far, we’ve been fortunate to avoid many of the significant health issues that kids with DS encounter; heart, respiratory, etc. Our little guy is a complete badass, and the happiest little man I’ve been around. Anyone else part of the 3/21 club? Happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk