National Down Syndrome Awareness Month–9 of 21

When you’re looking for support or a connection on the web, where to do you go? NDSS provides us with the following list of on-line resources:

• D.A.D.S. (Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome)
  www.dadsnational.org
  Support for fathers of children and adults with Down syndrome
• Down Syndrome Blogs
  www.downsyndromeblogs.org
  A clearinghouse of blogs related to Down syndrome

• DS-Health
  www.ds-health.com/lists
  A compilation of Down syndrome email lists, newsgroups and bulletin boards compiled by Dr. Len Leshin
• Little Hearts
  www.littlehearts.org
  Little hearts is a national organization providing support, education, resources, networking, and stories of hope to families of children affected by congenital heart defects.

• National Family Caregivers Association
  www.thefamilycaregiver.org
  Caregiving advocacy organization with tips and statistics on caregiving in America
• Washington State Fathers Network
  www.fathersnetwork.org
  Provides support and resources for fathers and families of children with disabilities

• Parent to Parent USA
  www.p2pusa.org
  Provide emotional and informational support to families of children who have special needs by matching parents seeking support with a trained “Support Parent”

• Sibling Support Project
  www.siblingsupport.org
  A national effort dedicated to concerns of brothers and sisters of individuals with special needs

And of course we’d like to add to that list:

Down Syndrome Indiana (dsindiana.org) and GiGi’s Playhouse (gigisplayhouse.org).