{"id":99516,"date":"2016-08-23T14:25:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T18:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=99516"},"modified":"2016-08-23T14:32:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T18:32:35","slug":"orphan-syndrome-target-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/orphan-syndrome-target-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Once an orphan with Down syndrome, Kayella is now a Target model"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ted and Jodi Aschoff didn’t start their adoption journey with the intention of adopting a child with special needs, but when the birth parents of a baby with Down syndrome chose them to be their child’s adoptive parents, they accepted. However, that adoption fell through when the birth parents chose to raise their child. The Aschoffs\u00a0had spent so much time preparing to raise a child with special needs that they decided that it was still the right move for them. \u00a0They adopted Kayella from an orphanage in Colombia in 2011 when she was nine months old.<\/p>\n

The couple then went on to adopt a son, Leo, from China. Leo also has Down syndrome.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to be parents and knew what we were open to,\u201d Jodi Aschoff told ParkerMyles.com<\/a>. \u201cOur agency approached us with her file and we were interested in adopting her. When we chose to adopt our son, we knew we wanted another child with Down syndrome. We knew mostly what to expect and had lots of specialists lined up. It\u2019s not any harder than any other international adoption.\u201d<\/p>\n