According to a new study put out by Dr. Brian Skotko, 97% of siblings ages 9-11 said they love their brother/sister with Down syndrome. Similarly, among siblings ages 12 and older, 97% expressed feelings of pride about their brother/sister with DS and 88% were convinced they were better people because of their sibling with DS.
Around 90% of birth parents in the U.S. who find out their fetus has Down Syndrome chooses to end their pregnancy. One of the reasons is because they don't think it's fair to their other children.
If they only knew....it is just the opposite!
I LOVE the statistics re: siblings and how their lives are changed for the BETTER to have a sibling with DS : ) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing!!
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