This week’s blog was originally written by Erin McCallum, 13, as a personal writing English essay under the topic “Something that has had an impact on you.” Erin is cousin to Rosie Bud McCallum, who features in the Wouldn’t Change a Thing book for new parents. Erin is currently in second year at Prestwick Academy Read more about I Met. I Saw. I Loved.[…]
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, step-dads, grandads and soon to be dads out there. We are aware that sometimes support for new parents can feel very mum focused, so to celebrate Father’s Day this year, we asked the WCAT dads what advice they would like to give to a new dad, here’s what Read more about Dear New Dad[…]
Today we hear from one of our WCAT 2020 ambassadors, Claire-May Minett. She tells us about the importance of community, kindness and what being an adult with Mosaic Down Syndrome in today’s world means to her. Thanks Claire-May for sharing your story with us. For those who don’t know my name is Claire-May Minett. I Read more about My Voice…Claire-May Minett[…]
This week Emily shares her story about her little brother, Evan and how he has changed her life and influenced her career choice. Thanks Emily, for sharing your story with us. I’m Emily, I’m 29 and the little monkey in the picture with me is my little brother Evan who is 6 (yes there is Read more about A Sibling’s Perspective[…]
We recently had a chat with David Stanley, the man behind The Music Man Project, providing accessible musical opportunities for children and adults with learning disabilities. In lockdown, the service has had to adapt, launching online lessons, Facebook sing-alongs, music videos and rehearsal material under the banner #MMPwired. Check out their website or social media Read more about Q&A with David Stanley, The Music Man Project[…]
Jamie McCallum While trying to make sense of our new reality, I found myself reminded of when our daughter was born. It was definitely the most significant trial of our lives to date. Rosie has Down’s Syndrome, which came as a great shock to us at the time. Whilst the situations are so very different, Read more about 3 REASONS WHY SEN PARENTS ARE BETTER EQUIPPED FOR A PANDEMIC[…]
Dear Emma, It’s been nearly seven years since you made me an aunt for the fourth time, arriving during an uncharacteristically sweltering Scottish summer. While your poor mum was spending the days before your birth desperately trying to find ways to keep cool in a heatwave at nine months pregnant, your aunties, uncles, granny and Read more about A letter to my niece[…]
Today marks the beginning of Coeliac UK’s awareness week, with International Coeliac day on Saturday 16th May. Did you know that coeliac disease is more common in people with Down Syndrome? Today we thought we’d raise some awareness about coeliac disease and share some advice from our WCAT families who have gone gluten free. We’ll Read more about Coeliac Disease and Down Syndrome[…]
May 4th marks the start of national weaning week. Here, Grace shares her experience of weaning her son Maxwell. Maxwell is 4.5 years old. He has a 2.5 year old little brother called Hector, attends mainstream preschool and is a model with Zebedee Management – he has been in several big campaigns including for River Read more about Our experience with…Weaning[…]
Prior to having our daughter I didn’t really know anything about Makaton (with her being our first child we hadn’t even heard of Mr Tumble). So when it was suggested to us that we may need to use signing to help us to communicate, I didn’t really know where to look. In the past 3 Read more about Our experience with…Makaton[…]