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A Letter To My Son With Down Syndrome The Night Before His First Day Of Kindergarten
If you’re new here, I’d love for you to sign up for our posts by email so we can stay connected. Thanks for visiting!Noah, wow! I can’t believe you start your first day of elementary school tomorrow. I just finished putting you to bed and wanted to share a few things with you before your [Read More…]…
Could Green Tea Improve Memory And Speech For People With Down Syndrome?
A friend of mine sent me an article today about a year long clinical study that “showed a chemical in green tea seems to improve memory, speaking and behavior in people with Down syndrome.” The article goes on to say that “brain scans revealed that the compound, called epigallocatechin gallate, altered the way brain cells connect with [Read More…]…
3 Ways Technology Helps Us To Tell Our Story And Change The World
I was recently contacted to share our story about how we are using technology to make an impact in the world as part of AT&T’s “Beyond Limits” campaign. The Beyond Limits campaign “celebrates the victories of some incredible individuals with disabilities who are pushing the limits of what they “should” be able to do, and [Read More…]…
2016 NYC Marathon (Pre-Training) – Week 2
I’m going to be running the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon (Sunday November 6th) to help raise awareness, and funds, for some great Down syndrome research (if you’d like to donate, I’d really appreciate it. You can do so by clicking here.) I thought it would be fun to document my training, so I hope you [Read More…]…
Down Syndrome Resources
8 Tips To Help A Child With Down Syndrome Ski For The First Time!
Over the Christmas holiday we took a trip to see Noah's grandparents (who happen to live in the … [Read More...]
Watch Michael Mullins, A Man Born With Down Syndrome, Sing The National Anthem At A Boston Red Sox Game
My wife sent me a link to this really cool story yesterday about 38 year old Michael Mullins (who … [Read More...]
Down Syndrome Therapy
4 Activities to Help Your Child Stand On Their Own
http://youtu.be/39iC8Wu1d8I We're proud to announce that Noah reached another major milestone … [Read More...]
Signing Update: Noah’s First Sign Language Sentence!
We're a huge fan of teaching Noah baby sign language to help him communicate with us. We have been … [Read More...]
Down Syndrome Parenting
I Hate Petechia.
One of the biggest surprises after raising a child with Down syndrome these last (almost) three years is how little I actually think about Down … [Read More...]
Noah’s First Time To Roll A Ball Back And Forth On The Floor…And The Laugh I Love!
In my last post I mentioned how much joy it brings me to see Noah doing things that typical children do. When we first learned Noah was born with Down … [Read More...]
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