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Executive Function Challenges in Asperger Syndrome
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome

Executive Function Challenges in Asperger Syndrome

By Lily Matthews
A student with Asperger syndrome can explain the water cycle...difference, and in Asperger syndrome that difference often runs...sequence without writing it down, and noticing when it's time...make it happen. In Asperger syndrome, the gap between knowing what...Differently Here. Asperger syndrome often comes with intense,...
Sensory Processing Differences in Asperger Syndrome: What to Request at School and Work
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome

Sensory Processing Differences in Asperger Syndrome: What to Request at School and Work

By Lily Matthews
...For a lot of people with Asperger syndrome, these aren't small annoyances. They're...show up in most people with Asperger syndrome, though they rarely make it into the...matters, because a child who melts down after gym class or an adult who can't...Like. Sensory differences in Asperger syndrome run in two directions. Hypersensitivity...
Extended Family Relationships When a Child Has Disabilities
Lifestyle > Relationships

Extended Family Relationships When a Child Has Disabilities

By Alice Whitman
...the diagnosis consistently. Don't soften it or use euphemisms. "Emma has Down syndrome" gives family members specific information to work with. "Emma...diagnosis consistently. Don't soften it or use euphemisms. "Emma has Down syndrome" gives family members specific information to work with. "Emma has some...
Dance Classes for Children with Down Syndrome
Lifestyle > Recreation

Dance Classes for Children with Down Syndrome

By Franklin Morris
Your child with Down syndrome watches other kids... Your child with Down syndrome watches other kids move with...challenge. Why Dance Works for Down Syndrome. Children with DS...challenge. Why Dance Works for Down Syndrome. Children with DS typically...and community settings years down the road. Rhythm at age 6 becomes...
Teaching Bathroom Independence to Children with Down Syndrome
Lifestyle > Independence

Teaching Bathroom Independence to Children with Down Syndrome

By Nora Bloom
...a year. Children with Down syndrome develop bladder...year. Children with Down syndrome develop bladder and bowel...dryness in children with Down syndrome is between four...in children with Down syndrome is between four and five...bathroom. Children with Down syndrome often develop...bathroom. Children with Down syndrome often develop these skills...
Association Discrimination: When Your Employer Discriminates Because of Your Disabled Child or Spouse
Career > Discrimination

Association Discrimination: When Your Employer Discriminates Because of Your Disabled Child or Spouse

By Oliver Smith
...applies when your employer: Refuses to hire you because you have a child with Down syndrome Denies you a promotion because they assume your disabled spouse...when your employer: Refuses to hire you because you have a child with Down syndrome Denies you a promotion because they assume your disabled spouse means higher...
Neuroplasticity Across Disabilities: The Science of Brain Change in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Stroke
Research > Brain Science

Neuroplasticity Across Disabilities: The Science of Brain Change in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and Stroke

By Emily Thompson
...different contexts (cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, pediatric stroke) and you're...different contexts (cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, pediatric stroke) and you're wondering...age four? Does the genetic change in Down syndrome create a different kind of...four? Does the genetic change in Down syndrome create a different kind of plasticity?...
The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care
Global Insights > Healthcare

The Healthcare Transition at 21: How to Prepare Your Child (and Yourself) for the Shift to Adult Care

By Ivy Sullivan
...Exists. Most adults with cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, or intellectual disabilities grew up...Most adults with cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, or intellectual disabilities grew up seeing pediatric...residencies didn't include cerebral palsy or fragile X syndrome because those patients historically stayed in...
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
Global Insights > Culture

Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community

By Dylan Hayes
...language" at your first IEP meeting. A child with autism. A person with Down syndrome. A student with a learning disability. The logic is clear: the...language" at your first IEP meeting. A child with autism. A person with Down syndrome. A student with a learning disability. The logic is clear: the person comes...
The R-Word Spiked 200% Online. A Disney Actor With Down Syndrome Made a 91-Second Response Parents Need to See.
News > Advocacy

The R-Word Spiked 200% Online. A Disney Actor With Down Syndrome Made a 91-Second Response Parents Need to See.

By Amelia Harper
...Italian Down syndrome...Italian Down syndrome rights nonprofit)...for World Down Syndrome...World Down Syndrome Day 2026...person with Down syndrome...with Down syndrome to land...National Down Syndrome...National Down Syndrome Society,...Society, Down's Syndrome...Down's Syndrome Association...Canadian Down Syndrome...Canadian Down Syndrome Society,...actor with Down syndrome....with Down syndrome. At 15,...
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
Special Needs > Down Syndrome

Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide

By Mr. Jackson Pierce
Your child with Down syndrome turns 16 and suddenly transition planning becomes a mandatory IEP... Your child with Down syndrome turns 16 and suddenly transition planning becomes a mandatory IEP agenda...
Heart Defects in Down Syndrome: What Every Parent Should Know
Special Needs > Down Syndrome

Heart Defects in Down Syndrome: What Every Parent Should Know

By Mr. Jackson Pierce
...diagnosed with Down syndrome....with Down syndrome. The pediatric...infants with Down syndrome have...with Down syndrome have a congenital...defects in Down syndrome,...defects in Down syndrome, how they're...Defects in Down Syndrome....Defects in Down Syndrome. Three defects...children with Down syndrome:...with Down syndrome: atrioventricular...children with Down syndrome who...with Down syndrome who have heart...

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