For people with disabilities, it is very important to be presented in the media, as well as be able to express yourself in creative terms. According to the Rudeman Family Foundation, although in real life with disabilities are 20% of the population, as disabled less than 2% of television characters are shown.
If you have a child with Down syndrome or you love someone with an excess chromosome, you may understand why it is so essential to see people with Down syndrome and other types of disability in show business.
When I first saw a man with Down syndrome on television, it was Chris Berk in the TV series "Life continues." At that time it seemed that this was the only actor with Down syndrome, but later in our favorite TV shows or films began to appear all new and new actors with this diagnosis.
Here are 25 actors with Down syndrome:
1. Liam Beyrstou
Beyrstow Talent was opened by the producers of the "Coronation Street" series during a master class for actors with disabilities. They were impressed by the abilities of Bairstow, and they offered him the role of Alex.
2. Edward Barnabell
Barnabell plays since 2000, mainly in performances. It is best known for the role of Billy in the film "Simulant". Barnabell will replace the actress Jamie Bruer, when necessary, in the play "Amy and orphans", in this case the performance will be called "Andy and orphans".
3. Trevor Barella
Barella is a young actor starring in the film "A Normal Life". He plays Nathan, younger of two brothers. The film tells about the relationship of the brothers and about family life.
4. Rishhard Bekket.
Beckett is a British actor busy in the theater, he is known for the role in the dramatic series "No offense". Speaking at different platforms, he himself describes himself as a surprisingly talented theater actor with a less talented companion-egoist - another named Richard.
5. Stephen Brandon
Brandon is a British actor who was discovered during master classes in the theater troupe "Mushroom". He was then invited to a major role in the movie "My Feral Heart".
6. Jamie Brewer
Bruer as an actress became known for the role of Adelaide in the popular series "American Horror History". She played in dramas, musicals and comedies. Brewer - the star of the new avant-garde play "Amy and orphans".
7. Chris Berk
Berk began an acting career with a telephone company ABC "Desperate" (1987). The producers of the television company impressed his talent, and they began to remove the popular series "Life Goes ON" ("Life continues"), creating a crust main role for Berk. Berk was the first actor in the television series of the network, which was Down Syndrome.
8. David Desanctis
Desdacti - an actor who glorified the famous film "Where the dream lives." He plays a piece, a man who works in a small grocery store and is friends with a former star of Baseball.
9. Andrea Fay Friedman
Friedman is a talented actress, shooting in series and films. She played the role of Amanda in the series "Life continues." Friedman voices the role of a character with Down syndrome in Griffin. It can also be seen in some series of the series "Law and Order: Special Corps", "Ambulance" and "Save Grace", as well as in many other television series and films.
10. Kennedy Garcia
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Garcia - dancer, model and actress, her debut took place in the film "Pure Country 2" ("Life in the style of Country-2"). She starred in the "Bounty" advertisement, in one of the series "Sesame Streets" and in the music video "What about them" artist Earl Arnold.
11. Sarah Gordi
Gordy - British actress, dancer and model. Known thanks to the role of Lady Pamela Holland in the 2010 BBC television series "Up and down the stairs". She also starred in the episodes of the TV series "Call midwives", "Holby City" and "Doctors". Gordy took part in short films, played in radio stations, advertisements and many theatrical productions.
12. Ember House
The most famous role of House is the role of Grace in the movie "The Senior Prank" ("Touched by Grace"). In this film, Grace became a girlfriend newly arrived in the city of the girl and played an important role in her life.
13. Tommy Jessop
Jessop - a gifted actor who starred in several televisionils, radio shows, films, documentaries and played the main roles on the stage. At the Southampton International Film Festival and at the Film Festival in Manchester, he won the nomination "The Best Actor of the First Plan in a short film" for the role in the movie "Down and Out".
14. Daniel Lori.
Lori is a British actor, known for the roles in the TV series "Call midwife" and "Stella".
15. Crystal Hope Nausbaum
Nasbaum played roles in the films and TV series "The Rainbow Kid", "Blood Honey", "Between The Lines: Pretty Lake High - Yearbook Assignment" and "Mystery Guardian's Daughter".
16. Lauren Potter
Potter became famous, playing the role of Becky Jackson in the hit series "Luzera". She also appeared in the films "Guest Room" and "Mr. Blue Sky "and in some other films. Potter is known as a protector of the rights of people with disabilities.
17. John Franklin Stevens
Probably, Stevens is known primarily thanks to the speeches to protect the rights of people with Down syndrome: his recent speech in Congress became "viral". Also Stevens - the actor, most noticeable of his roles - in the films "Dawn" and "Touched By Grace".
18. Brad Silverman
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Silverman was filmed in the films "I Sam", the series "Quantum leap" and "dare your enthusiasm."
19. John Taylor
Taylor played in the films "Simulant", "Doriana" and "Seventh Sign".
20. Sofia Sanchez
Sanchez was born in a small town in Ukraine. Parents refused her, and she held the first 14 months of his life in the child's house. After that, it has fallen. Sanchez - actress and model. She played in performances, books "Build-A-Bear" and "Target", as well as in the episode of the series "They were confused in the hospital."
21. John Tucker
Tucker became famous for the Star Realistic Show "Born This Way" ("Born by such"). He also starred in the "pilot" Amazon "Love You More", but the project was not approved for the shooting of the series.
22. Blair Williamson
Williamson was a "invited star" in the series "Clinic" and "Defender", starred in the series "Ambulance", "Parts of the Body", "C.S.I. Crime scene". From movies can be called "My Antonia", as well as many independent films and short films.
23. Ricky Whitman
Whitman appeared in the TV series "Air Wolf", "California Road Patrol" and the TV film "Marian Rose White". He died of Alzheimer's disease a month before the forty-fourth birthday.
24. Ashley Wolf.
Wolfe played a major role in the film "Mr. Blue Sky. " This is the role of a woman with Down syndrome, which falls in love with an ordinary man, and they have to fight the world for their relations to be recognized. She also appeared in the movie "Jewel".
25. Luke Zimmerman
Luke became known as the executor of Tom Bowman's role in the series ABC Family "secret from parents." It can be seen in the film "ADI SHANKAR" S GODS AND SECRETS "and SERIALS" Old age is not joy "and" Luzera ", as well as in other projects.
Ellen Stambo
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There is an erroneous opinion that people with Down syndrome are absolutely not adapted to life, can neither learn nor work, nor achieve any success. However, this is not so. Our heroes are filmed in the cinema, teach, walk along the podium and conquer gold medals!
Among the "Children of the Sun" there are talented actors, artists, athletes and teachers. Read our selection and make sure of it yourself!
Judith ScottSad I. amazing story Judith began on May 1, 1943, when the twin girls appeared in the usual family from the city of Columbus. One of the girls named Joyce, was born absolutely healthy, but her sister Judith was diagnosed by Down syndrome.
In addition to this, the little baby Judith got sick of scarletin and lost his hearing. The girl did not speak and did not react to the replicas addressed to her, so doctors mistakenly believed that she had a deep mental retardation. The only person who understood Judith and could explain to her, was her sister Joyce. Gemini were inseparable. The first 7 years of life Judith were absolutely happy ...
And then ... Her parents under the pressure of the physicians accepted a catastrophic solution. They gave the Judith in the shelter for the weakness and abandoned her.
Joyce broke up with his beloved sister for many 35 years. All these years she suffered from longing and feelings of guilt. What was worried at this time Judith, it remains only to guess. At that time, no one was interested in the experiences of the "mentally retarded" ...
In 1985, Joyce, without preparing perennial moral torments, found his twig and designed custody over her. It immediately became clear that no one was engaged in the development and education of Judith: she did not know how to read and write, she did not even taught the tongue of deaf and dumb. Sisters moved to the California city of Auckland. Here Judith began to attend the Center for Arts for people with mental disabilities. A fracture in her destiny occurred when she fell into a Fiber Art (weaving technique from threads). After that, the Judith began to create sculptures from threads. The basis for her products served any items that were in her field of view: buttons, chairs, dishes. She carefully looked the found objects with multi-colored threads and created unusual, nothing to do with similar sculptures. She did not stop this work until his death in 2005.
Gradually, her creation, bright, powerful, original, got fame. Some they fascinated, others, on the contrary, repelled, but everyone converged in the opinion that they were filled with some extraordinary energy. Now Judith works can be seen in the museums of outsider art. Prices for them reach 20 thousand dollars.
Her sister told her:
"Judith managed to show the world, as the one whom the society has thrown on the garbage, may return and prove that he is capable of outstanding accomplishments"Publo Pineda (born in 1974)
Pablo Pineda is a Spanish actor and teacher who has received world fame. Pablo was born in the Spanish city of Malaga. At an early age, he had a mosaic form of Down syndrome (i.e., not all cells contain an extra chromosome).
Parents did not give a child to a specialized boarding school. He successfully completed the usual school, and then entered the university and received a diploma in the field of pedagogical psychology.
In 2008, Pablo starred in the lead role in the film "I also" - the touching story of the love of the teacher with Down syndrome and a healthy woman (the film is translated into Russian). For the role of the teacher, Pablo was awarded the "silver shell" at the Film Festival in Saint-Sebastian.
At the moment, Pineda lives and engaged in teaching activities in his hometown Malaga. Here to Pablo include with great reverence. In honor of him even called the square.
Pascal Düken (born in 1970)
Pascal Düken - Theater and film actor with Down syndrome. FROM early years He became interested in a hypocology, took part in many theatrical amateur productions, and after the meeting with the director Jaco Van Dormalem received his first roles in the movies. The most famous character embodied by them - George from the movie "Eighth Day".
At the Cannes Film Festival for this role Doukenn was recognized as the best film actor. Later, he starred in the "Mr." in the episodic role of the twin of the main character, which was played by Jared Summer.
Now Düken is a media person, he gives numerous interviews, is filmed in telecasts. In 2004, the King of Belgium devoted him to the Commmors of the Order of the Crown, which is equivalent to dedication to the knights.
Pictures of the American artist Raimond Hu cause delight among connoisseurs. Raymond paints animals in traditional Chinese technology.
His passion for painting began in 1990, when his parents invited home by the artist to take several private lessons from him. Then the 14-year-old Raymond painted his first picture: Flowers in a measuring cup. Painting fascinated him, he moved to animals from flowers.
Maria Langovaya (born in 1997)
Masha Langovaya - Russian athlete from Barnaul, swimming world champion. She took part in the speciallympiad twice and both times won the Gold. When Masha was small, her mother and did not think to make champion from her. Just a girl often sick, and parents decided to "reclaim" her and gave to the pool. The water was for Masha's native elements: she adored to swim and compete with other children. Then her mother and decided to give daughter to professional sports.
Jamie Bruer (born February 5, 1985)
Jamie Bruer is an American actress, who gained fame after filming in several seasons of the American Horror History. Already in childhood, Jamie dreams about the acting career. She visited theatrical circle and took part in a wide variety of productions.
In 2011, she received her first role in the cinema. The authors of the series "American Horror History" needed a young actress with Down syndrome. Jamie was invited to audition and, to her surprise, were approved by the role. Jamie tried himself as a model. She is a first woman with Down syndrome, which defiled at a high fashion week in New York. She represented a dress from Designer Carrie Hummer.
Jamie is an active wrestler for the rights of persons with disabilities. Thanks to its efforts, in the state of Texas, an insulting phrase "mental retardation" was replaced by "intelligent definition of development."
Karen Gafni (born in 1977)
Karen Gafni is another amazing example of how people with disabilities can achieve the same results as healthy people, and even surpass them. Karen reached astounding success in swimming.
Is everyone a healthy person will be able to twist La Mans? And sailing 14 kilometers in water with a temperature of 15 degrees? And Karen was able to! A tireless swimmer, she bravely overcomed difficulties, taking part in competitions with healthy athletes. In special Olympics, she twice won gold medals. In addition, Karen founded the fund assistance fund with disabilities and received a doctoral degree!
Madeline Stewart
Madeline Stewart is perhaps the most famous model with Down syndrome. She advertises clothes and cosmetics, defiles on the podium and takes part photo shoots. Its dedication can only be envied. In order to enter the podium, the girl dropped 20 kilograms. And in her success there is a great merit of her mother Rosena.
"Every day I tell her what her amazing, and she believes unconditionally. Maddy truly loves himself. She can tell you what is her great "Jack Barlow (7 years old)
A 7-year-old boy became the first man with Down Syndrome, who went to the scene with a ballet troupe. Jack made his debut in the "Nutcracker" ballet. For 4 years, the boy has been seriously engaged in choreography, and he was finally entrusted to speak together with professional dancers. Thanks to Jack, the play performed by the ballet troupe of the city of Cincinnati, passed with anchlage. In any case, the video laid out on the Internet scored more than 50,000 views. Specialists are already prophesy to Jack a brilliant ballet future.
Paula Sage (born in 1980)
Powl versatility Sage could envy a completely healthy person. First, she is a wonderful actress, which for his role in the British film "After Life" received several prestigious awards. Secondly, Paula is a brilliant athlete who is professionally engaged in netbolla. And thirdly - public figure and human rights activist.
A wonderful teacher with Down syndrome works in one of the kindergartens of Argentina. 30-year-old Noaelia copes well with her duties, the kids adore her. At first, some parents were against the upbringing of their children a person with a similar diagnosis. However, soon they were convinced that Noaelia is a sensitive teacher, very loving children and able to find a approach to them. By the way, the kids perceive Noelly completely normally and do not see anything unusual in it.
From sadness to joy only one step. This immutable truth is familiar to every person. However, in all cases, trouble overtooks absolutely unexpected. Statistics inexorab: In the US, autism strikes one of every 88 children, Down syndrome - every 700th. Many star families faced development disorders on the example of their own children, but did not surrender.
1. Irina Khakamada
Irina struck many, deciding to give birth to a child in 42 years. In 2004, she experienced a terrible family tragedy. Her youngest daughter Masha's doctors put a terrible diagnosis of leukemia. The girl passed a course of chemotherapy. This ailment she, fortunately overcame. And two years ago, Irina Mitsovna came to the premiere of blockbuster "Chronicles of Narnia: Prince of Caspian" with a matured Masha. This exit to the light was not easy for volitional hakamada. Everyone saw: her daughter suffers from Down syndrome - and imbued with respect for this resistant woman.
2. Family Beckham
The spouse of the Athlete Victoria, she is the former participant of the SPICE GIRLS music team, herself confirmed information about the subf season. According to Mom, its middle son very painfully reacts to outbreaks of cameras, which make the child fall into hysterics, the continuation of which is quite the seizure.
It is known that people suffering from epilepsy, although not mortally sick, nevertheless, are extremely limited in their actions. So they are forbidden to ride cars and motorcycles. Almost all patients are obliged to take the mountains of tablets throughout their life, as it is extremely difficult to cure epilepsy.
3. Lolita Milyavskaya
Lolita does not hide that the child has health problems. Until four years, Eve did not know how to speak, besides, she has bad eyesight. The singer himself never mentioned than the sick girl. But it has long been rumored that Eva is Down Syndrome. They say that, having learned about this diagnosis, the singer initially experienced shock, and now she tries to do everything to make his daughter as fully as possible to realize himself.
The singer told that childbirth began on the sixth month of pregnancy. The baby weighed less than one and a half kilograms, and it was long kept in the gococamera.
4. Evelina Bledans
The 43-year-old actress in the spring of 2012 became a mother - the first-mentioned Bledans and her husband Alexander Semin appeared.
The boy was called Semen and soon the whole family moved to the country, deciding that the rustic life in the fresh air is much more suitable for mom and baby. No one could imagine that he was hiding behind this pastoral idyll.
The kid whom Bledans gave birth on April 1, suffers from severe genetic pathology - Down syndrome.
According to the actress, the first signs of the abnormalities doctors noticed during an ultrasound examination at the 14th week of pregnancy. At the same time, doctors offered Bledans to make an abortion. But the spouses decisively refused.
5. Katie Price
Recently, the former model of Jordan defended the title of a good mother in court. Increased by the fact that the court recognized her complete rightness, Jordan decided that it could well take into his family (we recall that she had three children) another baby. Katie intends to take a disabled child, for which no celebrity has not yet been solved. According to his own recognition, the thought of the admission child with deviations in the development arose from Jordan after she saw a report on the life of incapable orphans on TV.
It is worth noting that it is Katie knows how to take care of a child with any diagnosis - her first son, Harvey, was born blind and suffer autism.
6. Colin Farrell
The 4-year-old son James suffers from a rare disease - neuro-genetic disorder. Colin from the moment James announced the James syndrome, does not cease to pick up his baby.
7. Sylvester Stallone
Sergio (born in 1979), the younger son Sylvester Stallone (Sylvester Stallone) was diagnosed by autism at the age of three. For the actor, this news has become a real blow, and its then wife, Sasha Zak (Sasha Czack), and at all saw the child's fault in the ailment.
8. Tony Brexston
In October 2006, the American singer broke at the concert at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, with the scene, told that her younger son Diesel (genus 31.03.2003) is sick autism, as well as stating that if the diagnosis was raised earlier, the boy could have to provide much greater assistance.
9. John Travolta.
Autism suffered from Jett - the son of Actors John Travolta (John Travolta) and Kelly Preston (Kelly Preston), - who died in 2009 at the age of 16 from the seas caused by Kawasaki syndrome - a disease characterized by the damage to the vessels.
10. Fedor and Svetlana Bondarchuk
Fedor's daughter and Svetlana Bondarchuk Barbara basically lives abroad. Barbara was born ahead of timeAfter which the girl began problems with development. The Bondarchuk family does not use such words as a disease, and believe that they bring up a child with features in development. True, since in Russia the adaptation of such children is with difficulty, the girl has to spend most of the time abroad. There she is learning, there is a corresponding medical care.
Until now, the myths and prejudices are shrouded. Many are convinced that Down syndrome is a deep mental retardation or a rare disease that must be treated. That such children are born in alcoholics and drug addicts and will never appear in young and healthy parents. What people with Down syndrome are unscrewed, aggressive or, on the contrary, always everyone is happy. What children with Down syndrome are better to grow in specialized closed institutions and that they are not a place among ordinary children ...
Such myths can be listed for a long time. But is it necessary? After all, like all speculations, they arise only from the lack of information.
Facts
Down syndrome is the most frequent genetic deviation. It can not be "cured" and they can not be "infected", because it is not a disease. But people with Down syndrome are often reduced immunity and a number of concomitant diseases, and the duration of their life is average, less than that of the others. Each 700th child in the world is born with Down syndrome. This ratio does not depend on the nationality of parents or their health, lifestyle or wealth.
Children with Down syndrome, indeed, it is more difficult to develop than their usual peers. But with the support of the family and the help of specialists, they, like all the kids in the world, can learn how to walk and talk, read and write, draw and ride a bike, engage in music or sports, go to kindergarten or to school. And they can be friends, to get involved, fall in love, be happy and make happy others. Like any of us, every man with Down syndrome is unique. He has his own character, its own opportunities, his interests. A man with Down syndrome can be a famous athlete as Andrey Vostrikov and Maria Langovaya, actor, as Publo Pinedaand Sergey Makarov, artist, like Reimond Hu. or assistant teacher like Maria Nefedova. Or just someone - and yours too - a child, a friend, a neighbor, familiar. And of course, he is worthy of respect for at least for the fact that daily overcomes the difficulties that are not familiar to us.
Yesterday and today
Unfortunately, not everyone knows about it. Therefore, today in Moscow almost from every second child with Down syndrome, parents refuse at birth. In other cities, the percentage of failures ranges from 20 to 80. And 15-16 years ago, only five percent of such children fell into the native family! .. That's where another popular myth came from: in Russia, people with Down syndrome are much less than in other countries. Neither in the streets or in transport, nor in the cafe, nor in offices. While abroad, a person with the peculiarities of health can easily be your postman, a waiter, an administrator in a hotel, a classmate of a child or a colleague on the office. For many years, people with Down syndrome practically did not have the opportunity to get out of the system: maternity hospital - a specialized child's house - a specialized institution for adults.
However, a few survived to the latter. After all, the orphan system ruins even the strongest and healthy. What to talk about babies with reduced immunity and development features ...
The same units that came to the family were still in isolation: they did not take them in kindergartens and schools, they took them aside on the playgrounds of other children, they watched Square on the street ...
What has changed today? Much: children's gardens and schools appeared, ready to take children with Down syndrome - both corrective and ordinary, inclusive. On Daun Syndrome willingly spoke to the media and famous peopleYes, and parents of special children stopped hiding the diagnosis from relatives and acquaintances. It became more specialists - doctors, teachers, psychologists who know the truth about the potential of children with Down syndrome. And most importantly, the Russian Charitable Foundation "Downside AP" appeared, for 16 years already promoting these changes. Yes, a lot has changed. But not all. After all, still in the maternity hospital sometimes sounds: "At the child, the child is a downhill. Write a refusal - more healthy give birth. " Although there are changes here: by last fall, Olga Golodets gave instructions to the Ministry of Health to draw attention to such cases and recommended the doctors to stop advising parents to refuse children as a state of health. As before, people can thoughtlessly use the word "down" as an offensive, not afraid to hurt someone's feelings and without thinking about the fact that this is generally the name of the doctor. Still, the myths often replace the facts. There are still cases of adoption of children with Down syndrome in Russia very rare ... But in other countries, the attitude towards people with special needs has changed not in one day. It just happened for several decades earlier than with us.
Make a step
Anyone, even the longest road begins with a small step. Once you read this article, then you have already done it. And I will tell you one story. One of thousands. I think that after reading it, you are no longer a rude joke "about Down." Or maybe make even more important steps - about them at the end of the article.
Nastya and Lesha. She was 19 years old, he was 23. Beautiful young couple. Unplanned, but happy pregnancy. Excellent results of all analyzes and surveys. The long-awaited birthday daughter. And silence.
"All doctors suddenly silenced. I saw that they bowed over her and did not understand what was going on, "remembers Nastya. Later children's doctor He said to Nastya that a newborn girl suspicion on Down syndrome. For confirmation, blood test is necessary.
"But you do not be discouraged, the doctor added cheerfully. "After all, there are defective toys - you can take back to the store." The world squeezed and squeezed to the size of a microscopic particle called "Chromosome". 46 or 47 chromosomes? From this now depended all life.
Analyzing results Nastya waited a week. Each of these days will remain in her memory forever. Other mothers brought children for feeding, but she is not: "Why do you need? Already get used to! .. ". Wherever she goes: on the procedures, in the corridor, she heard: "I urgently refuse, it's a freak. Did you see her diagnoses?! Young - others give birth. And then the husband will leave, and everyone will turn away, they will remain alone, and even with such a burnt. " I barely recovered from childbirth, not able to meet with their relatives, she approached the children's room, peered into a tiny face. Doctors told her: "Look, she has written on her face!". And Nastya saw a little child - with pink brushes, hungry blue eyes and blonde horses standing by "Iroquois" on the top of the top ...
She already knew that it was Dasha. After all, it was that name they gave her even when she was in his stomach. Dasha's daughter - the most favorite, the happiest ...
Under the window of the Nastina Chamber was discharged. And every day she saw the window, as the joyful moms go with the children in their hands, as their relatives meet ... With her family, Nastya could communicate only on a video phone. The same shocked and confused, as she herself, they did not know what to say. Everyone was waiting for the results of the analysis. Meanwhile, the doctors, it turns out, in turns personally met with each of them: with her husband, mom, mother-in-law. And, like Nastya, they reported terrible forecasts: "This is not a child, and a vegetable on a garden: never goes, will not speak, no one will know any of you. And in general, you will die in your hands. Bring home - and die. " A week later, confirmation came - Dasha Down syndrome. On the same day, not consistent with Nastya, the relatives were removed from the house all the children's things - a stroller, a crib, the first tiny clothes ... And a little later, under the incessant pressure of doctors and in the presence of a lawyer, Nastya and Lesha wrote a rejection of the child. Everyone separately, because they did not have the opportunity to meet and talk to the whole family. The lawyer was a very militant and cheerful: "Well, found something to grieve! Young, healthy, still dozen give birth and forget everything as a terrible dream. " Dumpling parents met only when Nastya came out of the doors of the most impartial office. One.
To friends and acquaintances, they said that the child died. And they tried to live like before. "We managed to pretend to others, even in front of each other. But before himself ... I was then ready to go to any job, to do anything - just not to think ... ". His first visit to the house of the child Nastya remembers now. They drove together with Lech - and from the streets heard children's crying. For some reason immediately became clear that this is Dasha. She lay in infectious box and crying - her leg was stuck between the racks of the crib. She could not pull her out, and there was no one - the staff had lacking at all ... then it was already easier to come. It was more difficult to leave. "She lay and looked at us. And we needed to turn away from this glance and leave ... ".
Love syndrome
Once Nastya realized that next time it would not be able to leave like that - without Dasha. Doctors said that you can take a child home for the weekend. Then Nastya took the vacation and took the daughter for a whole month. "When we dressed her, the nurse decided that we, as usual, dress for a walk. And when suddenly I realized that I was lucky to buy home, I unexpectedly burst out: "Lord, at least you, Dashka, never returned here!". Nynechka did not know that her words would be prophetic. However, then no one knew. And Lesha was categorically opposed to picking the child even temporarily. Visit, somehow help - yes, but not to make the same responsibility for yourself. They even agreed that this month would live separately: Nastya with Dasha with his mother, and Lesha - at his own.
The whole month Nastya was waiting for, when other forecasts of doctors begin to come true: when friends and relatives begin to turn away when they show her finger on her daughter. But everything was different: the whole family immediately loved Dasha, and the husband came every weekend and fled to her. On the street now it was no longer Nastya with a longing looked in other people's strollers, and they watched her in the stroller with the words: "Oh, what a miracle! So nice! " During this month, a year old Dasha, who on arrival could only lie, learned to sit down and go for the handles, has changed very much ... and meaning the month approached the end. "Can you get it back?" - asked somehow Nastya Mom. Of course, Nastya could not. But Lesha could not change his decision. She persuaded him for a long time, leading a variety of arguments: "I just can't give it now. It needs to be at least supported, let it grow up ... ". But then I realized that it was impossible to demand from a person that he could not give. "I told the innate maternal instinct, whom the Lesha could not have. And I did not have time for disputes and resentment: I needed to raise the child. " Lesha and Nastya officially divorced. Later, Lesha will remember this - the refusal of Dasha and divorce - as the biggest mistake in his life. However, he still continued to visit Nastya with his daughter and help them.
Dasha grew and developed. Nastya has already become accustomed to even doctors, seeing her, are amazed: "And this is a child with Down syndrome?! And we did not know what perhaps it was, we were completely learned ... ". But still the first place where she heard the words: "What is your beautiful child!" There was a center for the early development of the Downeyd AP Foundation. Nastya accidentally learned about him from other parents, came with a two-year-old Dasha on classes - and realized that it began new life. "It was there that I began to finally" let go. " And not only me, but also Lesha, because he also came with us. There we saw other parents, other children - and small, and grown - and finally made sure that it was not scary. They saw what a huge work is being done to help us - and realize that we are not alone. "
Recently, Dasha turned 15 years old. Having finished training in Downside AP, she studies at a regular school, on the basis of which a specialized class was created for children with health features: part of the subjects they pass along with everyone else, and Russian and mathematics - on a more easy program. She has a big loving family: Mom, dad, grandmother, great-grandmother, favorite younger sister Anya.
At the invitation of the first lady of Great Britain, Dasha went to London to light the lights on the Christmas tree, participated in photos for the calendar "Love Syndrome", communicated with journalists and celebrities. She is very polite and caring, it's easy and pleasant with her. Dasha finds mutual language With everyone, but with a special tenderness refers to children and older people who answer her the same. Nastya thinks dash future profession will be related to concern about people. And nothing that while in our country people with Down syndrome practically do not have opportunities for employment. This is the next step and one day we will definitely make it.
After all, if until recently, the only officially employed person with Down Syndrome in Russia was Maria Nefedova, an assistant teacher to Downside AP, now everyone learned the story of Nikita Carnival, working as an assistant to the cook in one of the Moscow coffee shops. And recently the case of a man's employment with Down syndrome has occurred in Omsk - a young man, 20-year-old Alexander Belov, began working as a cleaner to prove that special people can also be useful to society. Well, and at the same time to accumulate money for dolphinotherapy and new jeans.
And Nastya with Leesh, still, together. They began to live the family shortly after Dasha went to classes in Downside AP. And after some time got married again. This time - marriage in the church. They still come to the house and call parents who have encountered with the same situation and do not know how to do. Nastya and Lesha firmly took for a rule, no one cannot convince anything and not to persuade. They only tell their history: only the facts, without hiding. Of course, more than once, Nastya was asked the question: "Have you ever sang about your decision to pick up a child?". You can ask him, probably only without seeing them all together: Nastya, Lyush, Dasha, Any ...
But Nastya simply responds: "No, never. The only thing I regret and now - that I did not take it right away that the first year we lived not together. And then, as soon as I brought Dasha home, even though it was hard, and scared, somehow it immediately became clear: it was bad before, but now everything is fine. "
How to help special people?
Several ways to make on March 21 really special day, and the life of special people is usual:
- to give the occupation, a package of specialized literature or home visits a specialist for children with development features \u003e\u003e
- Put on an orange tie, a scarf or a cervical handkerchief in support of people who are also called "sunny" - and tell about this day surrounding.
- To smile a special person.
After all, people with special needs suffer most of all due to the state of health, but from the prejudices of others.
The genetic anomaly in the structure of chromosomes can be expressed in different ways. There are very difficult cases in which the sick person is not capable of practically anything. But the lightweight form of the disease allows you to maintain a quality lifestyle, in which the famous people with Down syndrome are convinced, which makes sense to talk in more detail.
Regardless of the causes of chromosomal anomaly, leading to a serious illness - Down syndrome, for parents, the birth of a child with such a diagnosis is a real tragedy. It is impossible to cure, congenital pathology will accompany a person all his life. There are only auxiliary methods, thanks to which you can teach the baby to serve ourselves, develop elementary skills. With a serious form, it is not necessary to hope for more or less high-quality life. But if the disease is manifested in a light form, that is, it makes sense to engage in a child from orphanage and not to give hands. Proof of the fact that the favorite Chad with the Sun Syndrome is ahead of the excellent future are celebrities with Down syndrome.
Madelin Stewart - Australian model with Down syndrome
The main action of parents at the birth of a patient child - not despair. In any case, a new life means happiness. Yes, unlike others, it will have to give more time to the newborn, but it is worth remembering the golden rule - Down syndrome is not a sentence.
The baby is a blessing of over, for which it is necessary to live and enjoy this life. This repeatedly repeat the famous people with Down syndrome and their grateful, happy parents. The latter, in turn, reap the fruits of their love and participation in the life of a beloved child and do not regret the fact that their Chado is a bit different from others. Remember, although several outstanding personalities who have reached unprecedented heights in this difficult life.
Famous people with Down syndrome: the disease is not a problem for focused
Few people know that there is a day when to persons with the diagnosed diagnosis described with special respect. March 21 - Day of people with Down Syndrome, adopted by the world community. Someone will say that there are other dates dedicated to other types of diseases. But to category Downs include Great people: lawyers, actors, models, athletes, outstanding scientists, philosophers, etc.
Model with Down Syndrome - Madeline from Australia
About a few years ago, a young Australian Madeline Stuart was debuted on the podium. Her first appearance caused an ambiguous reaction - some were delighted, others wondered how they managed to achieve such success with serious ailment. We did not have time to get sophisticated how she conquered the podium again abroad of his homeland. Career Mad went to the mountain, and there is no reason to stop and rapid on life. And now, week highest fashion In New York, it was marked not only by a unique show of the leading couture of the world, but also by the appearance on the stage Mad Stewart. The girl celebrated on the podium in the covered leggings, a light top and hit the public grace, ease of movements. It is for this reason that it trust her to defile in the sports type of clothing, directly associated with ease and ease.
Sergey Makarov: Actor with Down Syndrome received a prize
Another refutation of misconceptions and monstrous myths about this disease is the bright and instructive example of Sergey Makarov. From children's years, he has prepared an unenviable fate. Sergey is difficult to remember those years when no one wanted to be friends with him, take to school. The most terrible - doctors refused to treat the child and according to their allegations, his life maximum will turn to 17 years. It would be interesting to look at the faces of these specialists, when Makarov became a kinogerer of the year and found the true glory of an excellent actor. This event happened already in 2004, when he with congenital ailments had long overstated a 17-year-old man. Unfortunately, domestic cinema rarely attracts a talented sunny man, and, apparently, much loses a lot.
People with such a disease can brightly manifest themselves in rare cases, so it is necessary, no matter how rude it may sound, use their individual and ability, the extraordinary image of the image.
Russian film actor Sergey Makarov also suffers from Down syndrome
Solar children celebrities
Famous politician and just a beautiful, smarter woman Irina Khakamad always differed in decisiveness. At the age of 42, she again surprised the public, giving birth to a child in such a respected age. At first she persistently transferred the test, Masha's daughter passed a course of treatment from leukemia. When the disease was finished, a couple of years later, Irina visited the premiere of a foreign film with her daughter and everyone saw that Masha suffers from Down Syndrome. In the eyes of people, Irina Khakamad has earned even more respect and honor, since in spite of everything, continues to enjoy life together with his children and makes every effort so that they feel maternal love, care.
Ia Sergeyevna Savvina: the only joy - Sunny son
The famous actress, the heroine of the adaptations of great creations, Savvina, was brought up with a son with a severe dowon syndrome. It is rumored that immediately after the birth of a sick baby, she persuaded her own native to abandon him. But the actress refused flat. Savvina made every effort to tell Sergey in the situation of love, harmony, and care. Thanks to the efforts of mom and grandmother, the boy has extraordinary talents: delightfully plays the piano, owns foreign languages. Despite the nationwide glory, she was afraid that her favorite seinery would be difficult to live without her. She dreamed only about one thing - to leave with her son in one day. Doctors argued that Seryozha will not live for a long time, but he managed to survive the mother and step over a 50-year-old frontier, which became an amazing fact in the circle of specialists.
Important: Sergey enters the Guinness Book of Records as a man with solar disease and a long lifespan. According to the stepfather, the son of the actresses has a light and good temper, always welcome and in a great mood.
Successful people with Down syndrome
The world recognition is difficult not to be what a person with any illness, but also completely healthy. But it was already famous Aktera With a sunny diagnosis, Publu Pineda. The prize "Silver Sink" was awarded him for the best role of a male plan in the picture "I, too." For Pablo Cinema - this is not an end in itself, just his talents noticed the Spanish director. Up to this point, the actor received several diplomas, including in the sphere of pedagogy, art, teaching. Pineda works in the city municipality, and got from the hands of the Mayor Malaga an important award "Shield of the city".
Pablo Pineda - Another successful actor with Down syndrome
IMPORTANT: Publo Pineda is the first, and so far, the only person who received higher education in the University.
Roni - Star Yu-Tuba
Among the famous people with Down syndrome, the U-Tuba star is also listed, the American composer, Ronald Jenkins musician. His parents on began to panic after birth to the light of a sick child and invested in favorite Chado, love. When Ron was 6 years old, he was presented with a synthesizer, and he was surprising, he began to play independently, without the help of teachers. At first, light, uncomplicated melodies were played. A positive point in Ronald's life is that he has always had friends, and no one refused to communicate with him. It was with such buddies that he began playing a music group at school, playing without notes. Now Roni is the famous musician, most of the listeners consider him a modern genius. Since 2003, he stands under the name "Vig Chiz" and every new composition lay out on the network.
Sun children - public relations
If you continue to list the most famous people with Down syndrome, the list will be long. And that is pleasant, in recent decades, the attitude towards people with such a diagnosis has become an order of magnitude better. The big merit in this modern medicine and the caring public seeking not only to facilitate, but also to create all the conditions for the full development of people suffering from the pathology. After all, death can touch any, because for this, the slightest pathology in the structure of chromosomes. The disease does not have racial, age borders, even there are negros with Down syndrome, whose photo will convince each reader.
Musician Ronald Jenkins - Real Star YouTube
It is important to see a full-fledged child in the baby and devote his life to him. After all, the Doctor still can not accurately establish what the Down syndrome is - famous personalities Fully refute the statement that this is a disease, and a truly solar state.
