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When Meg Robertson opened her garage door this morning, she expected to find a friend who’d driven up to join her for a walk as Meg recovered from a double […]...
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When Meg Robertson opened her garage door this morning, she expected to find a friend who’d driven up to join her for a walk as Meg recovered from a double […]...
Continue ReadingBy Dr.Shruti Mittal, MD FAAP Dr. Mittal is a developmental and behavioral pediatrician in Charlotte, North Carolina specializing in child development, developmental and behavi...
Continue ReadingOne of the most frequent culprits of angst and worry for parents of children with Down syndrome is sleep. We worry they aren’t sleeping well, or long enough, or that [&helli...
Continue Readingby Alicia Robbins A man with Down syndrome hands a drawing to an elderly lady in a nursing home. The drawing depicts the man trading his pudding in exchange for […]...
Continue ReadingEarlier this summer, Christa Robaina, Charlotte chapter chair and a parent mentor for The Autism Community in Action, wrote an article for Charlotte Parent Magazine about her...
Continue Readingby Lisa Smalls Quality sleep is particularly hard to achieve for children with Down syndrome, where symptoms often persist into adulthood. According to the National Institute ...
Continue ReadingWritten by Victoria Vila March 21, 2019 World Down Syndrome Day Dear 4th Grade Scholars: Today, Thursday March 21, is the day when people around the world advocate for the [&h...
Continue ReadingBy Marilyn Wallace Most, if not all, children with Down syndrome are born with a high narrow palate in their mouths. This is due to inadequate development of the facial [&he...
Continue ReadingBy Laura Hayner People are always praising parents for their babies being good sleepers, great eaters, getting their first tooth, or hitting their developmental milestones, bu...
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