The second of our New Parent Evenings of 2011 takes place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 9th August in the Shelbourne Hotel, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.
Our Down Syndrome Liaison Nurse, Angela O'Riordan will present to new parents.

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Down Syndrome Centre is undertaking to try and ensure that all children with Down syndrome - regardless of their needs assessment classification - remain attached to their local services.
Since it has come to our attention that in many services children diagnosed with a mild needs assessment have their service withdrawn DSC have begun lobbying to change the existing policy.
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This morning we were contacted by Dana  Nieder, mum to two year old Maya, who has special needs.

Recently Dana published a blog on her website: www.niederfamily.blogspot.com/ that has gotten great feedback from around the world. In the blog Dana reflects on the well known parable "Welcome to Holland" and gives her own take on the story ...

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"My mother once said that having a disabled child taught her who her friends were. As we grew up, Jonny and I made much the same discovery. We were always bringing mates home, but were fiercely proud and protective of David. If they shied away from him, we didn’t ask them back. He was a brilliant litmus for judging ...

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