Introduction Bullying is an epidemic that is not only occurring in schools, but online and even in the work place. Whether it is physical, emotional, or even cybe…
Veda: Our chosen child with an extra Chromosome Meet Veda, she's 2.5 years old. 30th May 2017, we became proud parents to Veda. We call her our destined child as we never thought of going for speci…
Isla Seamone brings joy into our lives Isla Seamone (@shelby_a_paler) made her debut two days before my induction, she was ready to conquer the world. In my second trimester, we first lear…
A Life Changing Diagnosis I gave birth to our 6th child with the expectation of adding another beautifully brown eyed, boisterous personality-laden child to this world. …
Personal Reasons for Creating Helpful Games! Emotions, motor skills, social situations, and transitions. Did you know you can use play to help with all of these skills? Two families decided…
Born With Down syndrome We had no idea this child was going to change our lives so deeply. We had two boys already and she was just the pink in our sea of blue. When she was…
Celebrating the joys of "up syndrome" Emmy made a surprise entrance into the world 6 weeks early. I was being constantly monitored because there were periods where she was not moving. On …
Our story Our family was blessed with two Trisomy babies 367 days apart: Julian (T18) in October of 2015 and Evangeline (T21 "Down Syndrome") in 2016. They wer…
The accident that paralyzed me Hi, my name is Heidi and I’m a 39 year old personal stylist from London. Around 4 years ago, I woke up after being in a coma in intensive care to a n…
Inclusive Exercise for all Abilities! Hi there! We are Every Body Athletics, a small group exercise program for adults with developmental disabilities located in Tigard, Oregon. Here at E…
Court's Cooking Blog: The Inspiration Behind Teaching People With Special Needs to Cook A few years ago, I was encouraged by a friend to cook dinner for my family. When I first began cooking it was incredibly hard, frustrating, stressful…
Tessa: Beating Cancer One Day At A Time This is Tessa. She is twenty one months old and has Down Syndrome. In February she was diagnosed with leukemia. Though she has already had many chall…
Linzey was never the "girl with Down Syndrome" "I remember it like it was yesterday. It was 2010 and I was walking up the basketball court in PE when I was first approached by Linzey and we talked…
Little Pearl Gretchen, our little pearl, perfectly named by all three of us. She was so tiny and bruised, with swollen eyes. Grady didn't think she was too cute, …
Victoria's Life With Down Syndrome Meet Victoria! Victoria is 3 years old. She loves to swim, listen to music, and play the drums. She never misses a chance to dance. Victoria has…
The Pregnancy We first found out that there were complications with our pregnancy during our 20 week scan, when it was believed that our baby had an abnormal shape…
Birth Story After I got pregnant, I envisioned my little baby for a million times, she would be a beautiful mix baby, healthy, and smart. My labor was short, thr…
A pioneer in adaptive athletics The story begins at the age of 5 when most kids begin playing organized sports - my family wanted the same for me. But there were limited opportuniti…
About Indy, our little miracle: Meet Indy Llew, our spunky little miracle & sweet surprise. After trying for 5 years to get pregnant Indy came to us through in-vitro. She surpri…
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