{"id":134271,"date":"2022-10-11T10:28:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/?p=134271"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:30:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:30:29","slug":"down-syndrome-awareness-month-real-perspectives-from-real-local-families-adi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/down-syndrome-awareness-month-real-perspectives-from-real-local-families-adi\/","title":{"rendered":"Down Syndrome Awareness Month- REAL Perspectives from REAL Local Families: Adi"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month, we asked a few of our Playhouse families and friends to give their REAL perspective on what it\u2019s like to love someone with Down syndrome. These blogs will be posted in a question and answer format.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this month, we posted about Henry, an energetic 2-1\/2 year old. If you missed it, you can read about him here<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Meet Adi \u2013 Answers from Adi\u2019s Mom, Jennifer\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

How would you describe your child with Down syndrome? What are their likes and dislikes?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Adi is free spirited and silly. She loves movies, dancing, singing, swimming and gymnastics. If she could eat smoothies, pancakes and chocolate every day, she\u2019d be a happy camper!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Addi paddle boarding at Devil’s Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

What are some wins Adi has had, recently?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Adi completed eight seasons of Girls on the Run (and the 5ks that follow!). A big win \u2013 she has been riding horses at Three Gaits since she was four \u2013 this summer, she rode her own horse all by herself, on a trail ride while on vacation in Greece! It was amazing and empowering to watch!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What have been your most valuable resources?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Three Gaits has been a big part of Adi\u2019s life and gives her confidence. The speech program at Goodnight Hall (UW Speech & Hearing Clinic) has also greatly helped with her communication skills. And lastly, working with Disability Rights Wisconsin has helped assist with advocacy when I\u2019ve needed it.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What advice do you have for families who have a child with Down syndrome, who aren\u2019t as far along the path, as you are?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My philosophy is the same for all three of my children \u2013 support them to reach their potential. Have the same expectations for your child with Down syndrome as your typical child, but know that it might take a little longer to get there. And let others help you get there \u2013 there are amazing people out there that want to help your child be the best they can be!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Adi and her big sister, Estella<\/p><\/div>\n

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Adi and her little sister, Lucia<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year, to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month, we asked a few of our Playhouse families and friends to give their REAL perspective on what it\u2019s like to love someone with Down syndrome. These blogs will be posted in a question and answer format.   Earlier this month, we posted about Henry, an energetic 2-1\/2…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1537,1487,1490,1489,1491,1544,1499,1515],"tags":[1512,1539,905,23,1195,1519,336,22,1525],"class_list":["post-134271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advocacy","category-down-syndrome","category-dsam","category-gigis-playhouse","category-october","category-parents","category-self-advocacy","category-speech-therapy","tag-acceptance","tag-advocacy","tag-community","tag-down-syndrome","tag-downsyndrome","tag-friends","tag-gigisplayhouse","tag-madison","tag-parents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}