Spotlight on Dawson

Dawson is 6 years old and in full-day kindergarten this year at Stephen Decatur Elementary School. He is in a special education classroom with kids ranging from kindergarten through 4th grade. Dawson's favorite past time is playing basketball and he is quite the little athlete!




Dawson has a genetic condition where he has extra genetic material on his 15th chromosome (Isodicentric-15). With this condition, he has had a lot of struggles along the way which have included a seizure, severe developmental delays, and autistic tendencies. Despite it all though, Dawson is a very energetic and excited little boy. He thinks everyone he meets is his friend and he doesn't care what anyone thinks about him. He is on this earth to enjoy his life and that's exactly what he intends to do!