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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JAN 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 photo, Hallie Perkins throws a handful of stuffed animals onto her son Ryker Cole's bed as they play between his therapy sessions in West Monroe, La. Perkins' relationship with her son, who has Down syndrome, is filled with playfulness. They bond through play, and she talks to him constantly. She said she can tell he understands her, even though he does not talk back yet. (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JAN 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 photo, In a Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 photo, Hallie Perkins comforts her son Ryker Cole as he whines after a bath at home in West Monroe, La. Perkins said she would like to see the misconception that kids with Down syndrome are always happy corrected. Ryker has a full range of emotions and moods, from loving to funny to cranky to sad. (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JAN 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 photo, Hallie Perkins makes a face at her 2-year-old son Ryker Cole as they play a game of peek-a-boo in West Monroe, La. She put a blanket over her head and he would try to take it off her, giggling when she revealed her face to him. Perkins' relationship with her son, who has Down syndrome, is filled with playfulness. They bond through play, and she talks to him constantly. She said she can tell he understands her, even though he does not talk back yet. (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JAN 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 photo, Ryker Cole, 2, plays with an old phone as he sits on a couch in his toy room at home in West Monroe, La. He pretended to answer the phone while he took a break from an occupational therapy session. (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP) (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JAN 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 photo, Hallie Perkins takes a break from folding laundry as her 2-year-old son Ryker Cole plays on her lap at their home in West Monroe, La. Perkins' relationship with her son, who has Down syndrome, is filled with playfulness. They bond through play, and she talks to him constantly. She said she can tell he understands her, even though he does not talk back yet. (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP)
