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The moment when a child who doesn't yet speak is trying to communicate is a collision of the child’s frustrations, the mother’s...
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Sometimes, you can’t help but credit fate with bringing two people together. Jackie Currie has worked with children with special...
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What if you could create your perfect child? Hair color, eye color, height, intelligence, personality… each selected as easily as...
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Children with special needs sometimes demand more of their parents’ time. So, how do you make sure their siblings don’t feel...
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The National Down Syndrome Society’s Annual Buddy Walk on Washington takes place March 13-14, and registration remains open.
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Every day, people on Capitol Hill lobby for causes, companies and campaigns. Occasionally, one group stands out because their...
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The Today show recently featured an expecting couple who shared results after taking the controversial MaterniT21 PLUS prenatal...
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Advocating for a child with special needs often means working to ensure the child is accepted and not treated any differently than...
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Has political correctness run amok, or should we change the way we talk to better reflect respect for people with disabilities?
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Have you ever looked into the eyes of a teenager with Down syndrome, then listened to — and really understood — what it may feel...
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Every parent does it eventually. One minute, you’re holding up your end of an impassioned debate about border control. The next...
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Dr. Brian G. Skotko has all the character traits I look for in an advocate.
His family encouraged banter as a sport. He earned a...
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Duke University has launched a study aimed at gathering parents’ experiences with prenatal testing and receiving a prenatal...
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Children with special needs struggle with so many tasks that come easily to everyone around them. Instead of spending a lot to buy...
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Children with Down syndrome (Ds) often have a much harder time learning to walk, primarily because of their characteristic low...
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For centuries, children have played with dolls that continue to take on more detailed, sophisticated appearances. But do “Down...
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When 20 children are gunned down in their classrooms, nothing is certain but that emotions and accusations will ricochet globally,...
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Being pregnant for the first time has its ups and downs. On the bright side, you don’t know what you don’t know, so you don’t worry...
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Parents and therapists share their favorite online resources for finding the best tools and toys to help build skills in children...
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The Down syndrome community is celebrating the recent announcement that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a...
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