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  • Always active and curios about pushing boundaries Bruno doesn’t seem to have a challenge with climbing tirelessly the slide and demonstrating his impressive abilities to hold on tightly to the bar.  It amused him and made him feel proud of achievement.
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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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  • Luis was ready to go home at any moment, calling for his ‘papa’ every time the doorbell rang. Feeling a sense of belonging is a human need like the need for food and shelter, according to psychologist Dr. Karyn Hall; it is conducive to strong relationships, to overall health and happiness.
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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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  • 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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  • It is my hope that people with Down Syndrome are recognized for their inherit value, that they are perceived with more understanding and with an open heart, and get support to live fulfilling lives. To come together, to accept our differences, to honor all life is the ultimate necessity for humanity to survive.
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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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