Today I had a conversation with someone new.  We shared a few things with each other about life and our expectations.
He shared with me his experience with his youngest son who is now 22 years old.  He told me about how he has introduced his some to the world of robotics and engineering as a child.  He was very proud to say that his son has chosen goals bolder than he had ever imagined.
When it was my turn to explain to him some of my …

I am blessed to have my  children attend a school where parents are very involved in helping out.  One committee that I volunteered for is a program called ‘Everybody Counts”.
Everybody Counts is designed to help school children to be more aware of some of the challenges that some of their classmates might have.
During the week, we took children through hands-on demonstrations of what it would be like to have several developmental problems.  We focused on vision, hearing, and fine motor developmental delays.
I got to work with third graders and my …

It appears that children with Down syndrome are predisposed to also having autism.  What is astounding is that as many as TEN, yes 10 percent of children with Down syndrome may also suffer from autism.

My Isaac started full day kindergarten 3 weeks ago.  He is the only child with Down syndrome to be mainstreamed in his entire school.  Yesterday one teacher sent home a note saying, Isaac was not following directions today during lunch and recess.”
My mind went into overdrive…

I have spent quite a lot of time learning many different skill sets.  It has taken me a while to figure out my primary purpose.  My purpose includes a few things.  I know that I want to serve God in all that I do.  One of my goals includes helping and teaching others.  Those are fairly broad.  since becoming a wife and a mother, my goal has expanded to  taking care of my family.  All of those goals are included in what I believe is my primary  purpose…That purpose is …

I just watched the first episode of a TV series called “The Specials”. The series is about the life of five young people with special needs, three of whom have down syndrome. These young people are in Europe. I am so grateful to them for sharing lives….I thought I would share what I found with you. I have only just begun to look at what they have put out there and I can tell you that I am very inspired.

The best advice that I can give a new parent of a child with down syndrome is to’imagine the possibilities’.

This wisdom was modeled for me today by
Miss Karen Gaffney

The best school model I have seen recently for helping children of all abilities to learn has come from Dr. Steve Perry.

I believe that these pointers are relevant for me as a parents of a little boy with Down Syndrome. I strive for a school and for teachers like those at Capital Prep. I also work hard to help the school and the teachers to help Isaac.

I am putting together a system that I believe will help Isaac to learn math.
I am pulling together what I feel  is the best of the strategies for learners with visual strengths like Isaac.
Math is and has always been my very favorite subject.  

I have always felt both happy and fearful when it was time to send my boys to school…even preschool.  I usually spend the first day at our local Target store after taking the kiddos to school.  Then I pick them up from school before going home.  For some reason, I don’t want to go home without them.
The transition from part-time school to full day school is also a big deal.  This past school year, my oldest son, Christian went to first grade.  This year he was in school for a …