Posts by Ellie McNeil

Written by Ellie McNeil – GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago Outreach Intern Roberta and her son, Christian, began their journey at GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago in 2017. Christian was born in London, England with an at birth diagnosis of Down syndrome. They found themselves moving to Chicago in 2017 when he was in kindergarten. Roberta recalled her friend…

The staff at GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago had the pleasure of talking and collaborating with Emily Kaska, who is the executive director of Down Syndrome New South Wales. This is an organization based in Australia that offers support to individuals with Down syndrome and their families. Emily had quite the adventure as she traveled to America…