Making outdated perceptions a thing of the past.
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[…]
Many parents have decided to use the current lockdown as an opportunity to start toilet training their children. Today, Rachel Shirazi shares her positive experience of toilet training her daughter Ana’el with us. Toilet training can feel like a daunting task! Fortunately there are some wonderful resources that can be accessed online to help you Read more about Our experience with…Toilet Training[…]
This week, we hear from Heidi Crowter, an advocate and campaigner for disability rights. She tells us about meeting the love of her life and how she’s coping in lockdown. Heidi is an experienced public speaker, having spoken at locations such as the World Down Syndrome Congress, the C of E Synod and outside parliament, to Read more about My Voice…Heidi’s Blog[…]
This week, Christina Logan shares her experience of adopting two children with Down Syndrome. I’ve been a foster carer for many years with a lot of children passing through my care. In early 2010 I was told of a young woman who was pregnant and was asked if I would mentor her; when the baby Read more about Our experience with…Adoption[…]
Happy Mother’s Day. This year, it will be different for many of us; spending today apart from our loved ones. For many of us our mums have been and continue to be a key source of support and as parents ourselves, we worry about how this time will affect both our parents and our children. Whilst Read more about Dear New Mum[…]
When she was born, there was a question mark over our daughter’s diagnosis. I spent the first 2 weeks of her life studying her, googling, trying to decide if she looked like she had Down Syndrome. I was worried it would be all I could see. I was worried that was all other people Read more about What Do You See?[…]
“I’M sorry to say that your child has a condition. If you choose to go ahead with the pregnancy, she will have a 42 per cent chance of developing cancer in her lifetime, a 17 per cent chance of a stroke. Here is a leaflet detailing many of the other risk factors. We have a Read more about Educating Rosie – March 2017[…]
THIS year may go down as the pivotal moment in history that led to people like our daughter Rosie becoming extinct. Mankind may reflect for centuries to come about a particular species of human being, with a subtly different genetic profile, high in emotional intelligence, with a lower than average IQ, that was systematically eradicated Read more about Who Wants to Live in a World Without Rosies? – March 2016[…]
YOU will be your child’s greatest handicap.” Those words were spoken to me by Pandora Summerfield 12 months ago, after I’d written an essay about the shock journey my wife and I took following the birth of our daughter Rosie, who has Down’s Syndrome. Summerfield is chief executive of Down’s Syndrome Scotland, and her prophecy Read more about What Not to Say About Rosie – March 2015[…]
“Abort it and try again”. That is Professor Dawkins’ opinion on the course of action one should take if you find out that your unborn foetus has Down’s Syndrome. I speak as someone who is a fan of Dawkins’ books, has an academic science education, is considered to be expert in the field in which Read more about Once I would have agreed with Dawkins. Then my daughter was born with Down’s Syndrome. – The Independent – August 2014[…]