Keeping Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome Healthy

Zoom , New Zealand

In this presentation, Dr Brian Skotko reviews all of the questions and concerns that parents most often have about their sons and daughters with Down syndrome. He provides the answers and action steps, stemming from the latest clinical research on people with Down syndrome. Based on his clinical experience in the Down Syndrome Program at Massachusetts General […]

Assume I Can. Parents’ Journeys: Creating a Good Life for Their Children

Zoom , New Zealand

This panel features parents sharing their experiences in striving to create a good life for their children. They will discuss the challenges they've faced, the strategies that have supported them, and the sources of resilience that have helped them persevere. This discussion aims to provide inspiration and ractical advice for parents facing their own challenges […]

Working towards making sleep in Children with Down syndrome better

Zoom , New Zealand

Almost all children with Down syndrome will experience sleep problems during childhood. However, sleep is not often a priority for management, with the focus being on other more acute medical problems. Studies have shown that children with Down syndrome who also have sleep problems have poorer outcomes and family functioning can be significantly affected by […]