Colleges helping students with Down’s syndrome After over a decade of working in an education institution, Ross has plenty of ideas of how they could become more welcoming to learners with Down’s syndrome. “I would give [prospective students] a tour of the college, and I would also get...
A child with Down syndrome is just like any other child, needing doctors’ appointments, back-to-school clothes, and rides to birthday parties. Children with Down syndrome, though, have regular visits to medical specialists as well, and their parents meet regularly not only with classroom teacher...
Though there is no cure for Down Syndrome, there are services available to help babies and children improve their physical and intellectual abilities. The management requires a multidisciplinary medical team approach.
Dale Ulrich is the man behind treadmill training, in fact he is the one that helped develop the infant treadmills that are used to help our little ones walk sooner. He has been known to lend out his treadmills for use to families with children with Down syndrome (hint, hint). If you...
The occurrence of anxiety or depression, experience of social support and feelings about the family situation were evaluated in 13 mothers of children of primary school age with Down's syndrome (DS). The results were compared with those obtained in a group of 13 females engaged in taking care...
Teach children time management skills. Start with simple practices like using planners to keep track of assignments and activities. Help them set priorities so they know what tasks to tackle first, and break down larger projects into manageable parts. This can help them stay organized whil...
Two weeks before the start of the school year, many children developed the "start of school syndrome": procrastination in waking up, good temper, fear of difficulty in reciting ancient poetry and solving mathematical problems, and little expectation for the new semester. How should parents guide ...
Treadmill training of infants with Down syndrome: evidence-based developmental outcomes. OBJECTIVE: On average, infants with Down syndrome (DS) learn to walk about 1 year later than nondisabled (ND) infants. The purpose of this study was to det......
These results suggest that exercise on its own can help improve bothphysical healthand cognitive function in people with Down's syndrome. But combining regular exercise with brain training may provide the greatest boost to physical fitness and brain health. ...
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 94 percent of American children ages 3 to 18 currently have access to a computer at home. Also, research reported by Common Sense Media shows: Should you worry about how much time your child spends in front of the computer every day...