In November 2009, we brought Diana Kerr over from Scotland to lend her extensive wisdom in the area of Down syndrome and dementia to professionals, families and others who care for an ageing person with Down syndrome.

The day-long seminar was hugely informative for those who attended and represented the first formal, learning experience some had received. Feedback was hugely ...

Buy My Dress in aid of Down Syndrome Centre and supported by Kellogg’s Special K , takes place on Thursday 20th May in Dublin (Royal College of Physicians, Kildare St), Cork (School of Music, Union Quay) and Galway (Meyrick Hotel, Eyre Square) from 10am to 8pm.

The charity has been encouraging Irish women to donate the dresses they no longer ...

In November 2009, DSC ran a one-day seminar on Supporting People with a Learning Disability and Dementia featuring Diana Kerr, from the University of Edinburgh. Diana is a practitioner, educator, trainer and researcher in the field of dementia, and learning disability.

A huge increase in life expectancy for people with Down syndrome in recent decades has meant that the specific ...

"The onset of dementia will usually affect the part of the brain that deals with language. This means that there will now be significant and increasing deterioration in the person’s level of verbal ability. The ability to both understand and use words and language becomes impaired. Additionally, because the part of the brain that we use to identify the ...

On Thursday 19th November, Diana Kerr, a world respected author, researcher and trainer on topics relating to dementia, and intellectual disability and dementia, will deliver a one-day seminar in Fitzpatrick's Castle Hotel, Killiney, Co Dublin - " Supporting People with a Learning Disability and Dementia".

A Research Fellow in the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Research on Families and Relationships ...