Abigail Adams’s parents were once told by a doctor that she had a condition known as “failure to thrive.” However, the girl with Down syndrome has since grown up to become an athlete, actress, model, public speaker, and Down syndrome advocate, inspiring others to reach their full potential. But the road to achieving success wasn’t smooth and easy. Upon learning that his baby daughter had Down syndrome, father Steve Adams was shocked, then sad. “I had almost no knowledge of Down syndrome,” he admitted to The Epoch Times via email. “I thought of people with Down syndrome as individuals who were not able [to do] what a typical person could do.” Steve was immediately plagued by several questions: Would Abigail have friends? Would she have joy in her life? Would she have romance? Would she have confidence? However, before long, Steve’s shock gave way to deep love and a feeling …