Riverbend Down Syndrome New Parent Packet
Introduction
The intended audience are families with children with Down syndrome in Southwestern Illinois. For more information or to join the
Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group
call (618) 208-1659
Breastfeeding a Child with Down Syndrome
FAQ on Breastfeeding and Down Syndrome
Living with Down Syndrome: The Family Experience
Living with Down Syndrome: The New Generation
Parent Life Management and Transformational Outcomes When a Child has Down Syndrome
Parental Stress and Coping Abstracts
Siblings Abstracts
Stress and Parenting
Toilet Training
Frequently Asked Questions
Parent to Parent
Fathers' Reactions to Their Child's Diagnosis of Down Syndrome
Snappy Retorts
Welcome to Holland
You Are Not Alone: For Parents When They Learn That Their Child Has A Disability
Fathers' Perspectives
A Father's Perspective
by
Brett Chun
A Friend for Christmas
by George F. Will
Adventures in the Mainstream
excerpts by
Greg Palmer
Saturday, June 22, 2002. Aran Islands
Friday, June 28, 2002, 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Charity Matthews (3/6/2000 - 6/9/2000)
by
Tim Matthews
Daddy's Brightest Star
by
Pete Loftis
Down's syndrome: 'She wasn't the daughter I wanted'
by
Edward Batha
Family Values
by
Michael Bérubé
Father to Father
by Josh Carpenter
For Corrie
by Eric C. Last
For "Reading" Read "Listening"
by Leslie W. Duffen
Honoring Christian Pueschel's Legacy
by Siegfried Pueschel, M.D.
I Didn't Get It
by Alan Afualo
Jon Will's Aptitudes
by George F. Will
Learning about Happiness from Persons with Down Syndrome: Feeling the Sense of Joy and Contentment
by
Richard J. Robison
Life Goes On
by Frank Burke
Life with Down's Syndrome
by
Glenn Vatter
Making the Grade
by
Michael Bérubé
Moving Beyond Stereotypes
by Bradley Bane
My Son and 'Life's Lottery'
by George F. Will
Ordinary Days
by
Brian Long
Offering Hope, Not Don'ts
by Jerry E. Sullivan
Part of a Plan: Creation or Elimination
by James Bernard Gaffney
Reflections of a Father: Jordan and I
by Tom Bushnell
Special Needs Children
by
Darrell Roquemore
The Best Hug I Ever Got
by
Larry Jansen
The End of Cute
by
Greg Palmer
The Joy of Having a Child with Down Syndrome
by
Giuseppe Latini
The Perfect Daughter
by
Michael T. Bailey
Tim
by Paul Carter
Violence in the Hospital?
by Gordon Slater
You Should See Her Teach
by
Michael Flannery
Support Groups
Contact the
Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis
[8420 Delmar Blvd., Suite 506, St. Louis, MO 63124. (314) 961-2504, Fax: (314) 989-1579, E-mail:
dsagsl@msn.com
] and request a new parent packet
Illinois Down Syndrome Support Groups
National Down Syndrome Organizations
IDEA '97
Contact
Family Connections
to enroll in Early Intervention
State of Illinois Infant/Toddler and Family Rights under IDEA for the Early Intervention System
Individualized Education Plan Guide for Parents
State of Illinois
IDEA
directory
For Teachers
Developing the Educational and Social Needs of Children with Down Syndrome
From a Teacher's Perspective - Full Circle on Inclusion
Including Pupils with Down's Syndrome. Primary Education
Including Pupils with Down's Syndrome. Secondary Education
Special Education Support Service: Information on Down Syndrome
Teaching Students with Down Syndrome
Medical
Download the
1999 Healthcare Guidelines for Individuals with Down Syndrome
and provide a copy to your child's doctor
Male Fertility Abstracts
Finances
If taxable income < $50,000 fill the
Family Assistance Program
form
Apply for
W.I.C.
if annual household income is within guidelines, e.g., $32,653 for a family of 4.
Free Resources
Request Bibliography #14 on Down syndrome and subscribe to
Early Intervention
, the quarterly newsletter of the
Illinois Early Childhood Intervention Clearinghouse
Contact the
Lekotek
free toy lending library
Subscribe to STARnet Region IV
The Four Star Edition
Subscribe to
Disability Solutions
Subscribe to Challenge Unlimited, Inc.
Developments
Subscribe to the Family T.I.E.S. Network
newsletter
Media Kit
People with Down Syndrome
Ethics & Eugenics
Confronting the Distortions: Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome and Prenatal Testing
Eradicating Handicap
In Praise of Downs Syndrome
Life Worth Living
NDSC Position Statement on Prenatal Testing and Eugenics: Families' Rights and Needs Eradicating Handicap
The Case of Phillip Becker
The Killing Will Not Stop
The Right to Die
Abstracts
