John Paul Von Arx released the official music video for his original song "He's Different" on October 1, 2023. “He’s Different” is about John Paul’s youngest brother, Sam, who has Down Syndrome, and tells the story of how Sam is different than he is in all the best ways – in how he sees life with joy and simplicity and loves people unconditionally.
With both this song and the music video, John Paul wants to “bring hope to parents expecting a baby with Down Syndrome and express [his] solidarity with families of people with special needs. Far too often, there is a stigma surrounding people with special needs and [he wants] to combat and eliminate it and show their dignity to the world.”
John Paul Von Arx is passionate about raising awareness of people with Down Syndrome and showing the beauty of their lives. He chose to release this music video in October to coincide with Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
“My brother Sam is the most peaceful and free person I know. I am thankful that he is different from me and am so grateful that I get to share his story. And … in doing so, I hope to share other families’ stories of having loved ones with special needs.”
John Paul hopes the message of this music video will spread person-to-person. Please help him spread this message of hope and raise awareness of the beauty of the lives of those with Down Syndrome by sharing the video with as many people as possible.