Red Flags Warnings During Your Housing Search
How to Identify The Warning Signs Before It's Too Late Congratulations! You've prepared your family for the big move for your adult...
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Start Your Independence Plan Early...and How
4 Tips for New Parents For new parents, independence for their child with Down syndrome may seem like only a distant dream. It is so far...
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For Chaya, Her Parents Nurtured Her Independence and It's Paying Off
Chaya's energy and initiative shine through and she continues to blossom Our entire philosophy in raising Chaya has been: accommodate,...
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10 Pillars of Independence Made Simple
It's never too early nor too late to make a plan! Whether your loved one with Down syndrome is 1 or 51, contemplating independence can be...
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For Slayton, Chores Have Paved The Way to Skills and Confidence
Stacy Lynn shares the inspiring story of her son, Slayton Little By Little Slayton is a kind, strong, well-adjusted 16-year-old now, but...
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Independence Can be Scary!
Planning Futures with our Adults with Down Syndrome Independence for our children with Down syndrome can be quite scary, regardless of...
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5 Strategies to Achieve Self-Sufficiency
As many of you know, I've been deeply engaged in The UPLifting Guidebook Project to help guide parents and caregivers in the pursuit of...
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Empowering the wUNDERDOG!
Underdog (n): a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest; a victim of injustice or persecution I read this definition and the...
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Gwendolyn Moves Out
How it feels when it really happens... For Gwendolyn and our family we believe, as with her siblings, she can have it all. Each would...
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Don't Listen to the Naysayers - Help is Coming
Person-Centered Planning and an Independence Guidebook help lead the way Discard the Naysayers From the moment we discover we had a baby...
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