by Jane Thurston | May 15, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
Mothers know things about their children. Call it intuition, a message from God, or “a great idea that just came to me” – sometimes a mother just knows. What a relief! Because there are also times when a mother doesn’t have a clue. With my Down syndrome son it often...
by Krystal Wilkerson | May 14, 2014 | Krystal Wilkerson: Latter-day Mom
Almost 3 years ago, life got crazy when I brought a newborn home. Since then I have been waiting for life to slow down and I think I have finally decided to surrender to our crazy life and go with it! No matter how hard I try, it just is too busy! Because of that a...
by Jane Thurston | Apr 17, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
“I’m so proud of you. You’ve kept him home longer than most.” “What?” I thought, after my mother said that to me when my Down syndrome son was 8 years old . . . “Where else would he be?” I don’t know the world my mother lived in when she was raising children –...
by Britt Kelly | Apr 10, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
I used to think that public school was the perfect place for a child with special needs, autism spectrum disorder, or a disability. These children need unique help and out of the box thinking. In many cases what works with these children wouldn’t come to mind and may...
by Jane Thurston | Mar 20, 2014 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
After I heard from both the doctor and a geneticist that my baby would be born with Down syndrome I paged my husband to call home. He was away on business and would know that the page meant the results had come in. Calling from a pay phone at Union Square in San...
