In Search of Independence for Adults with Down syndrome #COVID19 #Downsyndrome #Independence #UPLiftingGuidebookProject #BeyondDownSyndrome Challenges during COVID This pandemic has been tough on all of us. Certainly, our adult sons and daughters with Down syndrome are amongst the most vulnerable. They are most accustomed to a routine. They need ongoing, trained education, and friendships. For most, all that has been interrupted. If our adults worked, that likely stopp

In Search of Independence for Adults with Down syndrome We all want our independence. It's a natural human drive. A recent study showed personal happiness is most tied to autonomy - not money, material things, or even love, but autonomy! #Downsyndrome #Independence #UPLiftingGuidebookProject #BeyondDownSyndrome #PersonCenteredPlan #SpecialNeedsLiving "She has Down syndrome!" When Gwendolyn was born in 1994, we went through the normal circuit of fear, sadness, guilt, concer