12 Popular Developmental Therapy Posts For Children With Down Syndrome You Might Have Missed

Since Noah’s physical and occupational therapy visits are such a huge part of our life (Noah goes 4 times a week!) we’ve written a lot about it on our site. In fact, we have an entire category detected to them!

When Noah was born we would often look online trying to find ideas of things we could do to help him grow and develop, and we wanted to share our experiences with those who may find themselves in our shoes at some point. Also, after starting this website we’ve connected with many families in countries outside of the United States who don’t have access to the same quality of resources (or any resources) for their children with Down syndrome, and have found these types of posts helpful.

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Wayne Brady Apologizes For The Trig Palin “Joke,” Issues Apology.

Wayne Brady issues apology via Facebook Wayne Brady Apologizes for his comments about Sarah Palin’s Son, Trig. (And the entire Down syndrome community.) A few days ago I wrote an Open Letter to Wayne Brady about his recent comments at Comedy Central’s roast of Roseanne Barr. If you’d like to read what Wayne Brady said about Trig Palin that [Read More…]…

Step By Step.

It’s amazing the things you can learn from a child when you take time to slow down and listen. In fact, I think I’ve learned more in the past 19 months as Noah’s Dad than all of my formal education combined. Like today for instance, I was reminded that most great things in our life don’t come instantly. They don’t just [Read More…]…

An Open Letter To Wayne Brady: People With Down Syndrome Aren’t Punchlines

Update: A few days after this letter was written Wayne Brady issued an apology for the Trig Palin “joke” he made during Comedy Central’s roast of Roseanne Barr. Check it out and let us know what you think. For those of you who aren’t aware, Wayne Brady was a part of Comedy Central’s roast of Roseanne Barr this past [Read More…]…

NYC Day 2: Noah Meets The Lyons…And Other Fun New York Awesomeness!

It’s only the second day of our trip to New York and I’m pretty sure Noah’s already a huge fun of the Big Apple…just like his dad. This morning we took a cab over to the Eastside of the city and headed to Trinity Grace Church to meet up with some new friends, Gabe and Rebekah Lyons. Their oldest son, Cade, is [Read More…]…