--- title: Adam Levine Helps Fan With Panic Attack description: A 10 year old with Down Syndrome met his idol Adam Levine of Maroon 5 backstage at a concert canonical: https://time.com/3731802/adam-levine-down-syndrome-fan-panic-attack/ author: Olivia B. 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