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Parents
Jennifer
Jennice
Charlton


Meet Jon's Family

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Before Jon came to live with us, we were just a typical family of 5. Dad was a family doctor and Mom helped him in the office.
 
After Jon came home to live with us, he became a central focus of the family. Jon brought our family together and we found ourselves changing to accommodate him. We became less focused on ourselves and more involved with helping each other. Because of that, we actually became more popular at school with many people expressing that our family was an inspiration to them.
 
There have been studies that show that siblings of people who have mental retardation are more responsible, more independent, patient and compassionate, and oftentimes assume leadership roles in humanistic fields.
 
For more information:
 
www.nas.com/downsyn/siblings.html