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  • There are four to five teachers and caregivers at any given moment tending at Capindo each day. Nevertheless, the students are encouraged to learn important self-relying skills and independence so as to develop a higher level of autonomy in daily personal care and social needs as they grow older.
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  • At Capindo, dance is used as a beneficial yet enjoyable way to improve the students’ cardiovascular health and neuromuscular responses. Most people with Down Syndrome have to overcome physical challenges due to their poor skeletal muscle development.
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  • Tenderness and affection is a natural tendency of expression and a language in which students at Capindo communicate. The condition affects the anatomical structure of the mouth and throat region, which in turn affects their oral motor skills.
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  • For people like Raul, the condition limits greatly the opportunities to live their dreams fully and have a balanced life, yet they embody a spirit of resilience, peace and hope, a quiet acceptance for how things are.
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  • Once a week Bruno meets Maria del Pilar Contreras, for an hour of speech therapy. Over years of intense practice, he is now able to speak more clearly and socially integrate with other children. The first years of life are critical in a child’s development, setting the foundation for basic physical, language, cognitive, and social skills.
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  • Bruno is eight years old. His parents divorced when he was five. During the week he spends the time with his mother - Guada Lupe, and on the weekends with his father - Fernando and brother Liam, who is 14-years-old. On Saturdays, he attends a school with non-disabled children. His parents’ effort is to equip Bruno with a set of self-sustaining skills to foster in him a sense of self-worth and independence.
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