Down Syndrome

Information that I found helpful, interesting or inspiring.


http://ndss.org/index.php?view=article&com=com_content&id=252
My Great Story- National Down Syndrome Society.  Also alot of good information on this site.  A good place to start if you're just learning about down syndrome.

http://community.babycenter.com/groups/a315/down_syndrome
The DS group on baby center is awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jZoPggEfVQ
Video made by a dad in our local DS organization

http://www.nads.org/pages_new/news/ruletheworld.html
This made me smile.  Steriotypical?  Yes, maybe, but it made me smile.


Books:

Gifts- Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives
I loved this one.  A collection of touching stories from parents.

Gifts 2- How People with Down Syndrome Enrich the World
This one is in the mail.  Can't wait to read it.

Road Map to Holland
I didin't enjoy this book, but to be fair, I returned it to the library before I finished it.  Maybe if I had read through its entirety my feelings would be different? 

On my read list:

Expecting Adam
The Year My Son Was Born
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Children with Special Needs
A Good and Perfect Gift
Bloom


Blogs I frequent:

Enjoying the small things
A Perfect Lily
With a Little Moxie
My Name is Sarah