The Speech Teacher’s Top 5 tips for Children with Down Syndrome
Twins- Down Syndrome Diagnosis and Preparing for Open Heart Surgery
Each story shared here has immense meaning. I have to say that the twin stories always capture my heart…see what you think about Elizabeth’s story and how it touches you.
My ray of sunshine, my heart warrior, the daughter that I’ve always wanted. She’s the youngest of 3. She has an older brother Evan, whose 3, and another brother a minute older than her, her twin, Ian.
She was born on October 5, 2016 weighing a whopping 3lbs 9oz. She was the tiniest baby I’ve ever seen.
Rewind to the moment I was having my first scan done and I heard, “I’m just going to make sure there aren’t two”
ummmm WHAT?!?!
Sure enough, as the probe is moved over… there it is!! Another little jelly bean.
A Sister’s Love is Unconditional, No Matter the Diagnosis (Autism and Down Syndrome)
My name is Analia and my brother Eli has a dual diagnosis of Down Syndrome and autism.
The doctors suspected the Eli had Down Syndrome after my mom’s triple marker, and this was back before the NIPT. They sent her for an amnio and the amnio came back negative, so my parents weren’t worried anymore. When Eli was born they found out he actually did have Down Syndrome, so it was still a shock to my parents. I was only 6 when Eli was born, and my younger sister was 4. We have one other younger brother who is 11 months younger than Eli. I don’t really remember ever talking to my mom about how Eli had DS. I’ve just grown up with this being normal for me.
Open Heart Surgery, Down Syndrome and a First Time Mom
Being a first time mom is scary enough, but what about when you are facing a child who has severe heart complications and Down Syndrome? Here is how one mama handled things…
My daughter, Marielle is almost six months old and is my and my boyfriends first and only child.
We had her at CHOP (children’s hospital of Philadelphia). I was originally going to another place closer to where we live, where they told me at about 26 weeks, that my baby’s heart had a defect and that because of that heart defect that she could possibly also have Down syndrome.
How to teach Sign Language to Children with Down Syndrome- one mother’s tips
One of the hallmarks of Down Syndrome is that children typically take a bit longer to learn speech and some other skills. However, our children’s needs don’t simply wait because they are not able to articulate them. It is for this reason that so many parents opt to start teaching their children sign language.
By teaching sign language to our children with Down Syndrome, we are affording them the means to communicate, before the skill of speech comes into play.
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