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I am grateful for the opportunity I was giving to interview the mother of a child born with Down Syndrome. I was able to learn a lot of personal experience with have a child with a disability, with being able to observe the child and play with her, and to see just how amazing these children are. The mother was so vulnerable with me and freely gave answers to the questions I asked her. This interview was done to have a personal understanding of what it’s like to have a child with a disability and how as a future parent and teacher can her experience help me gain more knowledge and understanding and for others that may read this interview or for the different people I will meet throughout my life. With this knowledge I how to be able to better relate to my students and love them beyond …show more content…

Mother: Prayer. Many times I felt that no one could relate to what I was feeling or what we were going through, but our church family stayed in our lives. We prayed together, cried together, and they did anything and everything they could to encourage us.
Interviewer: What has been the biggest challenges you have faced these past 10 years?
Mother: Finding the right resources for my daughter, assistance in her speech, the school system, and the lack of educational services provided by the Department of Education. As a parent, I have had to fight for my child. We started her off in a public school, but they placed her in a separate class. It was very lonely for her, she had no friends at school and because she is the only child, she had no one to play with at home. The lack of integration has been the biggest issue we have faced.
Interviewer: What has been the most rewarding thing?
Mother: Her being in our life has been the most rewarding thing! She is so fun and so full of life. I can’t even express it. We did not give up, give in, or terminate her. That would have been a waste of a little

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