A Diagnosis of Down Syndrome is not a Death Sentence. – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 31
by For the last day of Down syndrome awareness month, I’m going to take us all the way back to the beginning. Our diagnosis story wasn’t …
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Stop Using the R Word – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 24
Once upon a time, babies, children and adults were diagnosed as mentally retarded. They were thrown into mental institutions. Parents, siblings and spouses were told …
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 …
People First Language – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 14.
“People first” language means that you should always refer to the individual first, and the disability second. So instead of calling AJ a Downs kid, …
All People are Unique – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 13.
Everyone’s journey with Down syndrome is different and is impacted by a lot of different factors. Some will have heart problems or hypothyroidism, some will …
Perpetual Children – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – Day 12.
Although AJ is still quite young, and very clearly still a child, being in the Down syndrome community means that my Facebook feed is full …