Posts Tagged ‘National Down Syndrome Awareness Month’
Down Syndrome Acceptance–11 of 21
MYTH: Adults with Down syndrome are unable to form close interpersonal relationships leading to marriage. TRUTH: People with Down syndrome socialize and have meaningful friendships. Some choose to date, maintain…
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Words matter. People first language emphasizes the person first and not the disability. It describes what a person has and not who a person is. Instead of saying “a disabled…
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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…
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This is one of my favorite YouTube videos about Down syndrome, called, “Just Like You–Down Syndrome” from the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City. We hope you’ll take a look!…
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Inclusion! Students with Down syndrome are included in typical academic classrooms in schools across the country. The current trend in education is for full inclusion in social and educational settings.…
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MYTH: People with Down syndrome are always happy. TRUTH: People with Down syndrome have feelings just like anyone else. They experience the full range of emotions. They respond to…
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The Buddy Walk® was established in 1995 by the National Down Syndrome Society to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with…
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Click here to see a list of questions and answers about Down syndrome for kids, by the NDSS.
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Once upon a time, we didn’t know… that October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. We didn’t know… that along with the gift of this tiny new baby, we had also…
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