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Early Childhood Education and the NAEYC
The best information about quality early childhood education is available to families of children diagnosed with developmental delays, disabilities or other challenges through the same resources as their mainstream peers

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art53251.asp

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October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Contact national organizations or reliable web page resources for presentations for your community, conference or parent group. Restock new parent packets at local hospitals, OB/Gyns and pediatricians and schedule newspaper interviews.
Donate a book to your local public library or school library.
Be there for families of babies and young children!

From the down-syn list serv:
Today Show clip about the Down Syndrome Buddy Walks
Go to http://today.msnbc.msn.com/# and
find the clip of "Go walk for a good cause."
Or try this link,
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=fmKVJjM4IjJ0JtL&s=klK4IkOWJdKTL7OVJyH&m=ilKVL9PRKiI6F

Down Syndrome Buddy Walks
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46077.asp

A Brand New Baby with Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51264.asp

Welcoming Babies with Down Syndrome - English
(Spanish and French below)
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32534.asp

WBwDS - Spanish - Sindrome de Down - Bienvenidos
Bebes con Sindrome de Down
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32537.asp

WBwDS - French - Accueillir les bébé trisomiques
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32538.asp

Thoughts From the Middle of the Night
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32533.asp

Down Syndrome Awareness
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art34845.asp

Down Syndrome and the Acting Gene
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art34198.asp

Inclusive Education and the Culture of Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art44827.asp

Bilingual Children with Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51927.asp

Down Syndrome Research - What's New?
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50908.asp

Celiac Disease and Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48739.asp

Down Syndrome and Diabetes Dual Diagnosis
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32543.asp

New Mother - Newly Diagnosed Child
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33557.asp

Prenatal Diagnosis: Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32686.asp

Down Syndrome and Autism Dual Diagnosis
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33178.asp

Down Syndrome - Mosaic Down Syndrome (MDS)
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33207.asp





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