Zo\u00e1rd is a seven-year-old boy with Down\u2019s syndrome; he has three siblings and is the second child. Zo\u00e1rd\u2019s extra chromosome came as a surprise to the family. Seven years have passed since then; he has been attending various developmental programmes since he was two weeks old, and now that he has started school, they have also begun speech and language therapy, with extra sessions alongside his school timetable. Zo\u00e1rd is a cheerful, music-loving, sporty boy who loves to talk and would very much like to speak clearly and coherently. Perhaps the most important thing for them is that others understand what he is saying \u2013 so that life in this society will be easier for him in the future. However, this additional therapy places a very heavy financial burden on the family.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Zo\u00e1rd is a seven-year-old boy with Down\u2019s syndrome; he has three siblings and is the second child. Zo\u00e1rd\u2019s extra chromosome came as a surprise to the family. Seven years have passed since then; he has been attending various developmental programmes since he was two weeks old, and now that he has started school, they have also begun speech and language therapy, with extra sessions alongside his school timetable. Zo\u00e1rd is a cheerful, music-loving, sporty boy who loves to talk and would very much like to speak clearly and coherently. Perhaps the most important thing for them is that others understand what he is saying \u2013 so that life in this society will be easier for him in the future. However, this additional therapy places a very heavy financial burden on the family.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-orokbefogadott-csaladok"],"yoast_head":"\n