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MY SON Beckett is in his first year of high school , he has always loved school and the challenge of learning something new . I ’ m pretty sure we hold the world record for most HotWheels in one family , he loves his HotWheels !
Beckett is an incredible swimmer and dancer and he knows his way around most video games . I love watching Beckett when he is with his sisters and friends , he has an incredible sense of humour – there are a lot of laughs in our house .
CHALLENGES AND JOYS Beckett is our first child , so he has taught my husband and I
so much about parenting . My joys of parenting Beckett are the same as my joys of parenting my daughters , I love my kids so much – everything I do is for them . We ’ re always learning in our family , the biggest thing for me right now is to guide our kids into the teenage years with respect and kindness .
My biggest challenges are how the rest of the world sees individuals with Down syndrome , there is systemic discrimination and a lot needs to change .
TO OTHER PARENTS . . . We have been taught that having a child with a disability is nothing to celebrate , this narrative has been fueled by non-disabled people . It ’ s not only dangerous but it is wrong , its because of this discriminatory belief that we are constantly fighting and advocating for basic human rights for individuals like my son Beckett .
Beckett is pretty amazing , all three of my children are , his extra chromosome may make doing some things hard for him but Down syndrome is not what defines him .