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“My 10-year-old son, who has the language of a toddler, said ‘I love you’ today!”

“My nephew Liam is developmentally like a 18-month-old.”

The message: My child is similar to an infant or toddler. You can more-or-less treat them as you would a child of that age.

The problem: Age equivalents for skills are harmful and dehumanizing framing of personhood. They do not reflect the fullness of a person’s lived experience.

The Nora Project

Did you know Stimming serves a key purpose = regulation?! It does! And did you know that if kids are dysregulated, they will have a significantly harder time accessing and learning new language skills, learning in school, and interacting with others? It’s true! So free the stim- let them stim- accept the stim!

Being able to stim freely and openly is a GAME CHANGER for neurodivergent kids. And to support this, it’s a good idea to talk about it openly and explain why kids do it and that’s it’s ok! Stay tuned for my REEL tomorrow that shows some happy stims in action! ❤️

Down Syndrome for New Parents: What to Know During the First Year | Mass General Brigham What will the first year of life be like for a baby with Down syndrome? What kind of support and care do they need? What is it like being a sibling of a chil...

Know better, do better!

I can’t wait for this! Jennifer Gray is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about providing quality speech and language therapy for people with Down syndrome.

In the Deep Dive "Be A Voice: Speech and Language Skills for Adults are More Important NOW than Ever, " Jennifer Gray, MS, CCC-SLP will discuss the importance of continued speech practice as adults, how to incorporate speech practice in their routines, and identify potential barriers to communication growth.

Discover our list of Deep Dive Sessions: https://www.ndsccenter.org/annual-convention/deep-dive-sessions/

Just a reminder that Deep Dives require individual registrations!

Great info.

Down Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder (DS-ASD) | Autism Speaks Down syndrome vs autism: can a person with Down syndrome also have autism? Click here to learn about the symptoms of DS-ASD and getting a formal diagnosis.

✅ I help kids
✅ I support kids
✅ I teach kids communication skills
✅ I support kids self advocacy skills
✅ I give kids tools to use as they see fit
✅ I can teach kids the correct way to say sounds and learn phonological patters
❌ But I don’t fix kids- because they aren’t broken.