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Thanks-Giving and Celebrations As we celebrate Thanksgiving, we celebrate all of our children who “stand out,” whether they have Down syndrome or not. And since my Friday blogs focus [...]

Princeton Disabilities Awareness I just returned from speaking at a fabulous (and frigid) conference at Princeton University. An awesome, incredible, terrific student organization, Princeton [...]

As Good As It Gets In August I wrote about some helpful apps for our kids; but the sites I’ll point you to today are just about as good as it gets. Smart Apps for Kids is a wonderful site [...]

This is a short but awesome addition to your Tuesday: “Boy With Down Syndrome Saves Student” reads the headline. This is a short article about Mason, a little First Grader in Indiana. [...]

The video below is a terrific link to send to your child’s teacher. As parents, we are hard pressed to explain WHY best practice for teaching reading to our kids with Down syndrome is SIGHT [...]

This blog needs little introduction. I laughed so hard tears were streaming down my face. You DESERVE to read this blog from mostlytruestuff.com, titled “Ways to make your next IEP [...]

The Sentence Builder This tool is absolutely beautiful for enabling kids who are non-verbal to “show their stuff.” It’s clear and indisputable evidence that they are, indeed, [...]

Noah VanVooren I know that we see many Youtube videos about sports heroes with Down syndrome, and they are always inspiring. But this one, about Noah VanVooren of Wisconsin, touched me in a way [...]

Errorless Testing Errorless Testing is the way to go with our kids, who typically have an undiagnosed syndrome: “Fear of Failure” (FOF) Syndrome. “No, I can’t!…I [...]