National Down Syndrome Congress

July 31 – August 2, National Down Syndrome Congress Annual Convention, Sacramento.  For more information, call the NDSC at 800-232-6372 or visit www.ndsccenter.org.
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My Son is Autistic - Living in the Present Tense.

The debate continues to rage over what causes Autism - from vaccines to genetics and a million other suspected villains.
I don’t care.
Ok, not that it’s not important. It is. But not for my son.
He’s already autistic and  how he got that way doesn’t matter. His genes are what they are and he’s already had his [...]

Special Olympic Coaches Needed - Fall Season

Coaches & Volunteers -
Hope all is well with everyone!!  Our fall season is going to start up in late July and we have a few coaching opportunities that have opened up.  We have a need for softball, bowling, and junior soccer coaches.  If anyone has a lead or know of someone who would like [...]

What if this happened to your child?

Special Thanks to Terri Mauro at About.com for shining a spotlight on this. I took this directly from her post:
Site of the Day: Petition to Tell the St. Lucie County School District to Respect the Rights of Students with Disabilities
Friday June 12, 2009
What It Is: An online petition in protest of the decision by Alex [...]

Insensitivity and Intent - How should it be handled?

A friend of mine sent this email to a group of her friends in the Special Needs Community and we’d really like to hear your opinions on this issue:
I have slightly edited the email to protect her privacy - her words are in quotes.
We “were attending a gathering Saturday night in a room of about [...]