Grey’s Anatomy actress Caterina Scorsone is showing her support for Down Syndrome Awareness month, and the importance of language when discussing children’s ‘differences’.
Sharing photos of her daughter, Paloma Michaela — who was born with Down Syndrome two years ago – Caterina wrote, “1 in 700 babies is born with Down syndrome. Language is important. Parents don’t have a 1 in 700 ‘RISK’ of having a baby with Down syndrome.”
“Parents have a 1 in 700 CHANCE of having a baby with Down syndrome,” she continued. “Just like they have a 50 percent CHANCE of having a girl and a 50 percent CHANCE of having a boy. (With some beautiful variations in there as well).”
Caterina’s post also included a sweet shot of Paloma and her big sister Eliza, 6, helping her drink from a sippy cup.
Caterina reminded her followers that “differences are beautiful. Language changes how people think. Words are important,” and added several hashtags at the end, including one that read “#nothingdownaboutit”.
Since welcoming her baby girl in November 2016 with her husband of nine years, Rob Giles, Caterina has been a voice of support on social media for children born with Down syndrome.
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