Category Archives for "DOWN SYNDROME & SPECIAL NEEDS"

This update just out from the National Down Syndrome Congress. Grateful this Congress could agree on something as worthwhile as this. Click on the title to read more.

If you have read “about us” you know that the genesis for Wordy Worm® Reading is Casey O’Halloran, a young man with Down syndrome, who struggled to learn how to read and finally was successful. Wordy Worm® is our mission to help other families avoid the years of struggle, frustration, and failure Casey faced. October is National Down Syndrome Month, so I digress from our usual reading-specific topics to share a personal reflection with you…(click on title)

I visited the National Down Syndrome Congress offices in Roswell, Georgia, last week and had the privilege of chatting with David Tolleson, Executive Director; Sue Joe, Communication Director; and MaryKate Vandemark, Office Manager. The visit took me down memory lane, recalling that, beginning some 30 years ago, the NDSC was at the center of our […]