Ben loves sport and recently earned his level 1 coaching assistant award! His mum Hayley kindly wrote this blog to tell us about how his coaches have supported him with his tennis…
Tennis star Ben earns his level 1 coaching assistant award
Down Right Beautiful…Hayley and Aaron’s story
Earlier this month you may have heard about the Down Right Beautiful photographic project by Nicole Louise Photography. Hayley is mum to Aaron, who is one of the children photographed, and we asked her to tell us a little bit more about how she got involved: I first heard about Nicole’s “Down Right Beautiful” project […]
New…DSA Adult Services Specialist Adviser
For expert advice on social care commissioning, personal budgets and housing and support options. We are delighted to welcome a new member to our team, Chris Watson. Chris provides specialist advice to parents, family members and practitioners about how to get the right support for an adult who has Down’s syndrome. Chris’s areas of knowledge […]
World Down Syndrome Congress: Day 1 Summary
Staff from our Information & Training team and WorkFit are learning lots and meeting some amazing people at the World Down Syndrome Congress in Glasgow. Here is a brief summary of the talks they attended and gave on Day 1 of the Congress. Sex and Relationship Education for People with Down’s Syndrome – from adolescence […]
A bit of a splash
A guest post by Liz of Coraline and Us Liz and Kevin are parents to Coraline who is just coming up to her first birthday. Liz writes a beautiful blog called Coraline and Us. You can also find the family on Facebook and Instagram. As Liz puts it on her About Us page, after Coraline […]
Glasgow welcomes 13th World Down Syndrome Congress
Glasgow is getting set to host the 13th World Down Syndrome Congress, a global event attended by over 1200 families and people with Down’s syndrome, as well as health care practitioners, education professionals and experts at the forefront of research and best practice in the care and development of people with the condition. Hosted by […]
Celebrating grandparents #InclusionMatters
During Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week 2018 we shared a series of blogs written by grandparents celebrating their relationships with their grandchildren. Read all the blogs… Mike Jenny Carena Shirley Lucy Diane Simone Resources for Grandparents Tea at Grandma’s – the third book in the Looking Up series published by the Cornwall Down’s Syndrome Group […]
Why is being heard and included in decision making processes important?
Being able to communicate our needs, wishes and feelings is important for our sense of identity and our wellbeing. Making meaningful choices and developing friendships with the people we chose enables us to feel valued and increases our confidence and self-esteem. Conversely a lack of choice and control over our daily lives can lead to […]
Speech, language and communication – Self talk
We often receive calls to our Helpline from concerned parents and carers regarding self-talk by a person with Down’s syndrome they care for. When a person with Down’s syndrome begins talking to themselves, this can cause anxiety for many parents and carers. Some may be worried about mental health problems, onset of psychosis, or distress. […]
Living in Wales and being bilingual
By Jane Mcilveen, Ruth Thomas and Sara Pickard Jane, who is our Development Officer in North Wales, introduces the experiences of two people with Down’s syndrome speaking Welsh and English… I have worked for the DSA in North Wales for five years. I moved here from England in 1998. I knew people spoke Welsh in […]
