This is a follow on from the highly successful Early Intervention for Babies Workshop, which addresses the next stage of development and how to support the child into ‘toddlerhood’.

This workshop will be facilitated by two of our professional website advisors, Occupational Therapist Ailish Kavanagh and Speech and Language Therapist Marinet van Vuren.  And will take place in a Steiner ...

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Like the population at large, people with learning disabilities are living longer, and therefore an increasing number are developing dementia. Service providers, planners, doctors, social workers, carers and direct support staff need to be equipped with relevant knowledge prior to the onset of dementia, so that they can devise appropriate therapeutic interventions and coping strategies, including health and medication management ... Continue reading

The next Early Intervention for Babies Workshop, will take place on Saturday, Aug 20th 2011. This workshop is hosted by our website advisor, Speech and Language Therapist, Marinet Van Vuren, together with Chartered Paediatric Physiotherapist, Gloria Vaughan.

The workshop is limited to 12 sets of parents and the therapists will divide the three hour Saturday morning session between them to ... Continue reading

The first of our General Information Evenings for Parents of Children with Down syndrome takes place next Tuesday evening at 7.30pm (Tues 29th March) in the Shelbourne Hotel, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. It is suitable for parents of children of all ages to attend.

There will be two speakers during the evening, and a coffee break inbetween ...

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Because our New Parent evenings have been such a success and so well received by those who have attended, we are planning a number of general information evenings as a follow-up and a way to provide furthering networking opportunities for parents.

The first of these takes place in the Shelbourne Hotel on the evening of Tuesday 29th March at 7 ...

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Occupational therapy is a type of treatment that focuses on helping a patient obtain basic lifestyle skills, such as learning to eat, get dressed or sit down properly. In the case of people with Down syndrome, occupational therapy can be used to treat poor muscle strength, improve motor skills and make the child more independent. 

Motor skills can be greatly ...

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In keeping with our goal of working to provide improved information for parents, we have developed an annual calendar of seminars and workshops which we hope will help in giving you the tools you need to support your child's development. You will find a pdf of the schedule for the year ahead at the bottom of this article.

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A Parent Training Day aimed at informing parents on issues relating to the feeding and nutrition of their child with Down syndrome taking place on Saturday 2nd April, 10am - 5pm, Emmaus Centre, Swords, Co Dublin.

Priced at €100 for a full day to include morning and afternoon coffee breaks and a light lunch in the peaceful setting of the Emmaus ...

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We are all aware of the benefits of Yoga in stretching, toning and strengthening the entire body and now parents of children with Down Syndrome are discovering the benefits of Yoga for their children.  An activity such as Yoga can help improve your child’s muscle tone, balance and flexibility while providing him or her with a sense of accomplishment ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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"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 ...

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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 ...

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