Organ Transplant – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 23
by This fact makes me incredibly angry. When we were first discussing AJ’s diagnosis, so many people would ask us why he couldn’t “just do a …
Category: Down Syndrome
Post Secondary School – Down Syndrome Awareness Month Day 22.
Yes, there are indeed post secondary school options for people with intellectual disabilities!! These programs all vary greatly, but the fact is that there are …
Reading Before Speaking – Down Syndrome Awareness Month Day 21.
This is something that I didn’t realize until recently when I friend of mine posted THE cutest video of her 20 month old identifying words …
Short Stature – Down Syndrome Awareness Month Day 20.
If you look at AJ standing next to other four year olds, he is on the shorter side. In fact, if you look at where …
More Alike than Different – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 19.
If you’re wondering what kind of things AJ likes, or want to know what to get him as a gift, you can count on him …
Number Skills – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 18.
Counting is tough for AJ. He has his letters and the phonetics down pretty well. He can name numbers, and sign numbers. He gets that …
Visual Supports – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 17.
This fact right here might be one of my favorites. Visual supports are SO incredibly important for learning, especially for AJ. Once we realized this, …
“Suffering” – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 16.
I don’t have Down syndrome. I think that’s a pretty well known fact, and AJ isn’t really old enough to understand and express his thoughts …
Hearing Loss – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 15.
AJ’s ear canals are tiny. So tiny in fact, that as an infant he failed his hearing tests. Multiple times. After failing enough, we were …