by Jane Thurston | May 21, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
It’s that time of year – – the end of the school year time of year. For us it’s the end of our public school special education experience. Last week was the very last end-of-year choir concert for us. Joey had a great time. Choir and ceramics will be...
by Jane Thurston | Apr 16, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
I guess I will have to stop snuggling him. I know that developmentally it is best to participate in age-appropriate activities with Down syndrome people, but this morning when he approached my breakfast table saying “Snuggle you?” I just couldn’t resist, so we ran to...
by Jane Thurston | Mar 19, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
Steve and Joe are just brothers. Neither of them know anything different. The other day my son Stephen said he told a new acquaintance that his brother had Down syndrome and the person replied “I’m sorry.” Steve totally did not understand that response –...
by Jane Thurston | Feb 20, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
What is beautiful? I have taken some beautiful photographs, but, of course, what is beautiful to one may not be so interesting to another. This week my husband and I were in the car with our 19 year old Down syndrome son. As usual he had his coloring with him and he...
by Jane Thurston | Jan 15, 2015 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
“Emily’s brother’s retarded.” My 3rd grade daughter got into the car after school one day saying she had overheard these words in her classroom. I could tell she didn’t want to be hurt by them but she had a sense that they were unkind. She asked what they meant. What...
by Jane Thurston | Dec 18, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
What if you could experience childlike joy every day for the rest of your life? My Down syndrome son can. There is no yesterday or tomorrow for him. He has a minimal concept of time, like “3 sun-go-downs” he can mark off on a calendar, but his world pretty much all...
