Perspectives
Students/Individuals
Individuals with Down syndrome:
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Those around them:
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Individuals with disabilities in this video express how they are more alike their peers than different.
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A video discusses how family member feel about their siblings with Down syndrome and how they want their peers to speak of them and talk about them.
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Parent
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Many studies on parental adaptation have been conducted to test the level of parental stress that is added. While most approaches have been inconclusive, "Hauser-Cram, Warfield, Shonkoff and Krauss found that over a seven year period (child age 3 years to 10 years) the demands associated with raising a child with Down syndrome increased for both mothers and fathers, and for mothers, this increase was greater than that experienced by mothers of a child with a motor impairment or mothers of a child with a developmental delay of unknown origin." http://www.down-syndrome.org/reviews/2079/
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The Hallies life changed forever after the birth of their child, but for the better. With the help of the National Board for Down Syndrome, they have discovered how best to help their child survive and thrive despite his diagnosis.
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School
Part of a school system's job is to inform and advocate for their students with disabilities.
More information on school perspectives can be found on the School Strategies page.
More information on school perspectives can be found on the School Strategies page.
More information on teacher perspectives can be found on the Classroom Strategies page.