The prevalence of these conditions within our community will shock you and become urgent calls to action! In addition to the various...

10 Pitfalls to Prepare for in Advance We may plan for years for independence for our adults with Down syndrome by providing...

How to Identify Them Before It's Too Late Congratulations! You've prepared your family for the big move for your adult son/daughter with...

It's never too early...or too late...to plan Through the Beyond Down Syndrome blogs over the last 18 months, we've covered a wide variety...

The 5-Step Process to Guide You In the last couple of blogs, I've described our daughter's move out of the house and into an independent...

After 6 weeks apart, it's time to assess Last month was the culmination of years of effort by Gwendolyn and our family. After years of...

How it feels when it really happens... For Gwendolyn and our family we believe, as with her siblings, she can have it all. Each would...

How We Played, Teased, Aggravated, and Leaned on Each Other Gwendolyn is nearly 27. She is the oldest of three kids of Steve and...

Person-Centered Planning and an Independence Guidebook help lead the way Discard the Naysayers From the moment we discover we had a baby...

What to do when your adult with Down syndrome feels sluggish We all plateau at times. We get kinda sluggish, stuck in a rut, losing some...

...and what we can do about them now! Including Cooking with Gwendolyn: French Toast + Sausage...Yum. Being a parent of a child with...

Understanding the Spectrum of Down Syndrome and What We Can Do Now Including Gwendolyn performing "I Am Beautiful" in commemoration of DS...

4 Tips for New Parents For new parents, independence for their child with Down syndrome may seem like only a distant dream. It is so far...

Too many people are unaware of all the financial resources available Every time I talk to parents (or guardians) at my daughter's school...

Beginning to understand options and the two hard truths Last month we established a broad definition of independence for adults with Down...

Planning Futures with our Adults with Down syndrome Earlier this year, I shared how our kids' dreams should be ours. This website is...

Adults with Down syndrome often drop subtle clues to their thoughts & dreams #Downsyndrome #Habits #UPLiftingGuidebookProject...

In Search of Independence for Adults with Down syndrome #COVID19 #Downsyndrome #Independence #UPLiftingGuidebookProject...

In Search of Independence for Adults with Down syndrome We all want our independence. It's a natural human drive. A recent study showed...

Highlights from NDSC's Convention from your Couch The National Down Syndrome Congress has adapted to our current pandemic lifestyles and...

In light of Coronavirus-related lockdowns and social distancing, the National Down Syndrome Society converted its annual Adult Summit to...

In light of Coronavirus-related lockdowns and social distancing, the National Down Syndrome Society converted its annual Adult Summit to...

In light of Coronavirus-related lockdowns and social distancing, the National Down Syndrome Society converted its annual Adult Summit to...

Our website and upcoming BLOG will serve many purposes: Chronicle the development of The UPLifting Guidebook Project. Gather research...