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Sue Buckley
What can parents, associations and practitioners do to get early support right?
Buckley, S. (2005) How do we support families effectively in the first year?. Down Syndrome News and Update, 5(1), 1-1.Shelley Ducarreaux
How post-natal depression affected family life in the early days
Ducarreaux, S. (2005) Why me?. Down Syndrome News and Update, 5(1), 25-26.Joan Medlen
Joan's son Andy has Down syndrome and autism. She explains in this article how she uses practical experiences, such as making bread together, supported with matching, selecting and naming activities, to teach new vocabulary.
Medlen, J. (2005) Learning through doing. Down Syndrome News and Update, 5(1), 14-16.Pauline Zhiyanova
In this article we are presenting an outline of the experience of the Moscow Downside Up Early Intervention Centre and our focus in our early support service.
Zhiyanova, P. (2005) Psychological support provided to families of young children with Down syndrome. Down Syndrome News and Update, 5(1), 17-19.Joanna Nye, Sue Buckley, and Gillian Bird
Does Numicon help children with Down syndrome to learn about numbers and to and calculate? Do some benefit more than others? Does it need adapting?
Nye, J, Buckley, S, and Bird, G. (2005) Evaluating the Numicon system as a tool for teaching number skills to children with Down syndrome. Down Syndrome News and Update, 5(1), 2-13.Wendy Uttley
Development of a parent-run service in the north of England
Uttley, W. (2005) An update on the developments of the Down Syndrome Support Group Bradford. Down Syndrome News and Update, 5(1), 20-22.Jean Johnson
Jean describes a project in Brighton that has developed her grandson's motor skills and his confidence
Johnson, J. (2005) Nick, Ben and bikes. Down Syndrome News and Update, 5(1), 27-27.Sal Hamlyn
Sal tells the moving story of how having a child with Down syndrome has enriched her and her husband's lives by encouraging them to relish each moment rather than constantly looking to the next
Hamlyn, S. (2005) Fast train .................. Slow train. Down Syndrome News and Update, 5(1), 23-24.
