Ageing in People with Down Syndrome

People with Down syndrome between 38 and 62 years old initiate significant neuropsychological changes in the areas of language, memory and general cog...

19/10/22

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Ageing in People with Down Syndrome

People with Down syndrome between 38 and 62 years old initiate significant neuropsychological changes in the areas of language, memory and general cog...

19/10/22

Brief History of Down syndrome in...

Today, Down syndrome occurs in approximately 1 in 700 births. Dr. John Langdon Down described Down syndrome in 19th century Britain, but what do we kn...

09/07/14

How to Give Good Support to...

Support is extra help that a person may need to do a task, understand information, or develop skills. Every person gives and receives different kinds ...

07/12/2022

Overcoming Recruitment Challenges with I...

We support people who have Down Syndrome to get into permanent jobs. We know that first employers are a little bit nervous, a little bit apprehensive....

23/11/2022

Why Does Down Syndrome Occur?

Why does Down syndrome occur, easily explained. Almost all human cells have 46 chromosomes and inside these chromosomes there is DNA. DNA is the blu...

18/11/2022

What Are the Principles of Inclusive...

We may start defining what is Inclusive Education. Inclusive Education is about disabled children going to school with non-disabled peers, regardless ...

09/11/2022

Speech Problems in People with Down...

People with Down’s syndrome are born with a different DNA code so they develop in a unique and different way. Because people with Down syndrome ...

27/10/2022

Cognitive stimulation in people with Dow...

Training and stimulating the cognitive functions is essential to improve cognitive performance and has a positive influence on the acquisition of soci...

19/10/2022

Ageing in People with Down Syndrome

People with Down syndrome between 38 and 62 years old initiate significant neuropsychological changes in the areas of language, memory and general cog...

19/10/2022

Evolution of emotional, behavioural and ...

People with Down’s syndrome over 40 show behavioural and emotional profiles that indicate changes related to the process of deterioration charac...

17/09/2022

Inclusive Sport

Adapted sport consists of adapting a sport discipline to the needs of a person with a disability. In inclusive sport, instead, the person with a disab...

13/09/2022

5 movies about Down Syndrome

We offer you a list of great films that offer portraits of people with Down syndrome. Some of them are wonderful. Jan’s story La historia...

02/03/2017

5 activities to develop communication sk...

Children with Down syndrome often have difficulties when learning to speak, even though they understand much more than they are able to express. We pr...

06/07/2016

What is Venture Philanthropy?

Often you ask me what Venture Philanthropy is and what it achieves. I will hopefully clear up all your doubts in this post about the Invest for childr...

24/07/2014

Brief History of Down syndrome in...

Today, Down syndrome occurs in approximately 1 in 700 births. Dr. John Langdon Down described Down syndrome in 19th century Britain, but what do we kn...

09/07/2014

Princesses with Down’s syndrome

History is curious and never fails to surprise us. Today I am going to tell you about Alexandrina of Prussia, the daughter of the last heir to the Ger...

12/02/2014

What is Down syndrome? Trisomy 21

New parents of children with Down’s syndrome often wonder What is Down’s syndrome? Down’s syndrome is a genetic disorder where a per...

14/09/2011

Education

Find out about inclusive education

Speech Problems in People with Down...

People with Down’s syndrome are born with a different DNA code so they develop in a unique and different way. Because people with Down syndrome ...

27/10/2022

5 movies about Down Syndrome

We offer you a list of great films that offer portraits of people with Down syndrome. Some of them are wonderful. Jan’s story La historia...

02/03/2017

5 activities to develop communication sk...

Children with Down syndrome often have difficulties when learning to speak, even though they understand much more than they are able to express. We pr...

06/07/2016

What is Venture Philanthropy?

Often you ask me what Venture Philanthropy is and what it achieves. I will hopefully clear up all your doubts in this post about the Invest for childr...

24/07/2014

Brief History of Down syndrome in...

Today, Down syndrome occurs in approximately 1 in 700 births. Dr. John Langdon Down described Down syndrome in 19th century Britain, but what do we kn...

09/07/2014

Princesses with Down’s syndrome

History is curious and never fails to surprise us. Today I am going to tell you about Alexandrina of Prussia, the daughter of the last heir to the Ger...

12/02/2014

What is Down syndrome? Trisomy 21

New parents of children with Down’s syndrome often wonder What is Down’s syndrome? Down’s syndrome is a genetic disorder where a per...

14/09/2011

Ageing in People with Down Syndrome

People with Down syndrome between 38 and 62 years old initiate significant neuropsychological changes in the areas of language, memory and general cog...

19/10/2022

5 movies about Down Syndrome

We offer you a list of great films that offer portraits of people with Down syndrome. Some of them are wonderful. Jan’s story La historia...

02/03/2017

5 activities to develop communication sk...

Children with Down syndrome often have difficulties when learning to speak, even though they understand much more than they are able to express. We pr...

06/07/2016

What is Venture Philanthropy?

Often you ask me what Venture Philanthropy is and what it achieves. I will hopefully clear up all your doubts in this post about the Invest for childr...

24/07/2014

Princesses with Down’s syndrome

History is curious and never fails to surprise us. Today I am going to tell you about Alexandrina of Prussia, the daughter of the last heir to the Ger...

12/02/2014