As October and Down Syndrome Awareness Month come to an end we thought we’d leave you with this excerpt by Emily Perl Kingsley. She describes what her experience has been raising a child with a disability. May we continue to support our keiki and help them to achieve their full potential in life! Enjoy. “I …
Photo courtesy of Andrew Bayron (he and his son pictured above) Read a “Raw and Real” excerpt from a father’s journey from discovery to Down syndrome. Thank you , Andrew Byron for your candid thoughts! “From Discovering in the womb that your child will more than likely have Down Syndrome. To Doctors educating you about the …
We hope you find National Down Syndrome Society’s list of Myth & Truths as helpful as we did! Let’s help to set these myth’s straight! “MYTH: Down syndrome is a rare disorder TRUTH: Down syndrome is the most commonly occurring genetic condition. One in every 691 babies in the United States is born with Down syndrome, …
According to the National Down Syndrome Society (ndss.org), “Down syndrome occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21. This additional genetic material alters the course of development and causes the characteristics associated with Down syndrome. A few of the common physical traits of Down syndrome are low muscle tone, …