Actors and actresses with Down Syndrome around the world are finding acting jobs in television, movies, and community theater productions

Finding good computer software and DVDs for children with disabilities means searching among both mainstream and special needs products to find what is best suited to your child

"People First Language" is a natural way of communicating about people with disabilities that respectfully acknowledges each person's dignity. Individuals with disabilities experience more discrimination or bullying when a diagnosis is given more significance than the content of their character.

Sleep apnea, sleep disordered breathing, snoring, restlessness and other breathing problems during sleep can have serious consequences for preemies, babies and children with special needs

Using clothing or a laundry additive as a sunblock has been in the news recently - especially for those who don´t reapply sunblock lotion every two hours, or those who have had skin cancer

Children with special needs benefit from participation in school music programs, expressing themselves by playing instruments, writing and singing songs, learning and being included in the arts.

Although pollutants have been found in umbilical-cord blood, contaminants in breast milk, PCBs and even Teflon in human blood, babies are born healthy and strong, and those with special needs born today have a better chance for a good quality of life and richness of experience.

Many parents are concerned to learn that plaques that are seen in the brains of older people with Alzheimers Disease also appear in relatively young adults with Down syndrome, although fewer show symptoms of AD

When a baby, toddler or child is diagnosed with a disability, useful presents are often the same gift that you would already want to buy

Sign language, learning to read, write and spell, and other forms of communication are also eloquent ways to speak to one another