Advocate with Love

Its not "get -downs- with that"
It is "get down with that"

 Its not " get -downs- from there"
It is "get down from there"

 Its not "turn that frown upside- downs-"
It is "turn that frown upside down"

Its not " a downs child"

It is " a child with Down syndrome"

 

Its not "Downs, Downs syndrome, or even Downsy"
It is not an opportunity for anger when you hear these words.   However, it is an opportunity for education and awareness. 

 When someone repeats a term they have heard about our children with Down syndrome, instead of getting defensive and angry, use that moment for your own personal growth and the other person's growth.

 Educate them on how your child is a child first and foremost. Advocate for them to see your child as a human first and to see the Down syndrome second. Help them too understand.   Remember this: understanding, awareness, compassion, acceptance and listening cannot be heard over anger, but it will be heard through love.