On the day my grandparents learned that their first son was born Down Syndrome, their worlds flipped upside down. Raising Adam, my 27-year-old uncle with Down Syndrome, was difficult at times and they often found themselves facing situations the average parent never will. My grandparents and aunt open up and share their experiences with Adam through the years and their feelings about his undetermined future. Adam talks about how he feels about having Down Syndrome and the life he hopes to live in the upcoming years. He's at the age where most people are settling down and it's hard for everyone in my family to watch him begin to go down a different path that Adam finds less satisfying. Though we have and continue to go through challenging times with Adam, he's what makes my family so unique.

On the day my grandparents learned that their first son was born Down Syndrome, their worlds flipped upside down. Raising Adam, my 27-year-old uncle with Down Syndrome, was difficult at times and they often found themselves facing situations the average parent never will. My grandparents and aunt open up and share their experiences with Adam through the years and their feelings about his undetermined future. Adam talks about how he feels about having Down Syndrome and the life he hopes to live in the upcoming years. He's at the age where most people are settling down and it's hard for everyone in my family to watch him begin to go down a different path that Adam finds less satisfying. Though we have and continue to go through challenging times with Adam, he's what makes my family so unique.