{"id":16060,"date":"2017-10-18T08:20:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T13:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/bristolpalin\/?p=16060"},"modified":"2017-10-26T14:52:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T19:52:28","slug":"child-models-syndrome-stole-show-madrid-runway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bristolpalin\/2017\/10\/child-models-syndrome-stole-show-madrid-runway\/","title":{"rendered":"How Child Models with Down Syndrome Stole the Show on the Madrid Runway"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Oh my gosh, this is precious!\u00a0 This is Down syndrome month, in case you didn\u2019t realize it.\u00a0 When\u00a0a\u00a0fashion\u00a0line recently featured models with Down syndrome at their\u00a0show in Madrid, Spain, the catwalk has never been cuter.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<em>Daily Mail<\/em>, the runway show was part of Madrid\u2019s Petite Fashion Week. All proceeds from the show are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-4956048\/Children-syndrome-catwalk-show.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">going to<\/a>\u00a0the Garrigou and Prodis Foundations, organizations that help children with special educational needs.<br>\n<a id=\"V1NffOYRR3R4oI_6NlCRSA\" class=\"gie-single decorated-link\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/858291760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\nwindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'V1NffOYRR3R4oI_6NlCRSA',sig:'e2bMYRXAYq3pzU9hukYJg2lgcnkpCW2a1qPPOPVqwvM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'858291760',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And this:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"oL5u5vuyTD9dRu2a9f6PDw\" class=\"gie-single decorated-link\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/858290712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\nwindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'oL5u5vuyTD9dRu2a9f6PDw',sig:'Hn_LhEeUsmkYu-PvqYEcPv6SNIUBcxOdpeYsYzwpHmU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'858290712',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And look at this cutie:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"jZCz4BPBROZ2DSMP-Y_zMw\" class=\"gie-single decorated-link\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/858294200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\nwindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'jZCz4BPBROZ2DSMP-Y_zMw',sig:'OW-CWSd9mWateCy7L3DanuXH2U0-opdvvCKDzb94JjY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'858294200',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And this:<br>\n <a id=\"Y9s06CHEQwNaBQFFO7S4UQ\" class=\"gie-single decorated-link\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/858291608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\nwindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Y9s06CHEQwNaBQFFO7S4UQ',sig:'mUX7Hi2Hh5Te9ISm-1eJJ8Q7mC-HsIgqNLV8win6_Ds=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'858291608',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/children-down-syndrome-walk-runway-petite-fashion-week\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Allure<\/em><\/a>\u00a0described just exactly what Down syndrome is for people who don\u2019t have the blessing of knowing someone with it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nDown syndrome is a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndss.org\/Down-Syndrome\/What-is-Down-Syndrome\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">condition<\/a>\u00a0people have when they\u2019re born with an additional \u201ccopy\u201d of chromosome 21. This extra genetic material can lead to distinctive physical characteristics, including small stature, and can affect cognitive development too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that Down syndrome\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/birthdefects\/downsyndrome.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">affects<\/a>\u00a0about one in every 700 babies born in the U.S. There\u2019s no one treatment for the condition; special educators, physicians, and speech, occupational, and physical therapists\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/down\/conditioninfo\/Pages\/treatments.aspx\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">can all work together<\/a>\u00a0to improve quality of life for people who have the syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>Visibility and inclusion of those affected by Down syndrome are also important, which is exactly what the event in Madrid aimed to promote. Not only did the show support a worthy cause \u2014 it looks like the kids featured had a lot of fun on the runway.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As you probably know, when I found out my brother has Down syndrome, I was scared.\u00a0 But after so many years of getting to know that wonderful kid, I wouldn\u2019t want him to be any other way!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"j0vdH8IPT-5Br6uhVzhdmg\" class=\"gie-single decorated-link\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/82653873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\nwindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'j0vdH8IPT-5Br6uhVzhdmg',sig:'g_p6bLcq7YukpjgVO0LWjKCfersQbCFZTREqdrr8UQg=',w:'443px',h:'594px',items:'82653873',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script 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