Do any of the children on Jon and Kate Plus 8 have physical or mental disabilities?

Question

I have just started watching the show, and really enjoy how honest the parents are about their experiences. I haven't been watching for long enough to know much about the individual children, but one or two of them have facial features that resemble children with Downs Syndrome. Is this coincidence or do any of these children struggle with disabilities?

Answer 1

no, i have seen ever episode of this show. all the children are actually really smart for there age in my opinion. Hannah does kinda look like she has down syndrome but she doesn't. she just looks that way. Aaden has problems with his eyes but thats it. They are all very healthy and smart.

Answer 2

One boy (Joel) has hearing aids, and another (Aden) wears glasses. Thats it as far as I know.

Downs syndrome used to be called mongoloid syndrome, the features of a downs child were thought to resemble that of Asian or Mongolian features. Since Jon is 1/2 Korean his kids all have varying degrees of Asian features, some with more Asian eyes than others.

Answer 3

They aren't Downs Syndrome kids, they're just Asian.

The only disabilities I know of are Aiden's glasses and Joel's hearing aids.

Answer 4

completely obssessed with the show - and i can assure you that no one has down syndrome, thankfully all they have is a hearing aid and glasses. no big deal.

Answer 5

I watch that show way too much, and I can tell you that there are no disabilities aside from the hearing aids and glasses!