Down Syndrome World Magazine Blog Archive
Dating and Down Syndrome
From Down Syndrome WorldTM Issue 4 2017 Recognizing your child is ready to enter the dating scene isn’t always easy. Noted sexuality educator Terri Couwenhoven helps both children with Down syndrome and their parents navigate these difficult waters. This article was published in the award-winning Down Syndrome World™ magazine. Become a member to read all the […]
Posted on July 18, 2019
Congenital Heart Defects and Down Syndrome:
What Parents Should Know
This rare disease is significantly more common in children with Down syndrome. Understanding symptoms and early detection could save a life. CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME face a high rate of congenital heart defects (CHDs). In fact, about 50 percent of infants with Down syndrome have some form of heart condition, compared with approximately 1 percent [...] Posted on July 03, 2019
What Families Should Know About Moyamoya Disease
Maria Dellapina and her daughter, Erin Farragher From Down Syndrome WorldTM Issue 1 2019 This rare disease is significantly more common in children with Down syndrome. Understanding symptoms and early detection could save a life. “WHAT IS MOYAMOYA DISEASE?” many readers may be asking themselves. It is a rare blood vessel disease caused by blocked […]
Posted on May 23, 2019
The Peanut Butter Falcon: A Must-See Indie Film Starring Zack Gottsagen
Featured: Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen, and his mothers, Shelley and Trish, and Shia LaBeouf at Global’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show. Photos: Jared Wilson From Down Syndrome WorldTM Issue 1 2019 Film wins Audience Award at the prestigious South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, and audiences fall in love with Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s […]
Posted on May 19, 2019
Down Syndrome Research Could Provide Important Insights Into Cancer Treatments
From Down Syndrome World Issue 4 2018 People with Down syndrome are highly protected from most solid tumor cancers, and yet they are highly predisposed to certain blood cancers. Studying people with Down syndrome may lead to new cancer treatments that could benefit everyone. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, an estimated 1,762,450 new cases […]
Posted on March 08, 2019
A Peanut Butter Falcon Takes Flight
From Down Syndrome World Issue 3 2018 ZACHARY “ZACK” GOTTSAGEN, an accomplished stage performer and film actor who happens to have Down syndrome, was working on set for a movie in Los Angeles courtesy of the amazing nonprofit, Zeno Mountain Farm, when he met directors Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. They were so taken with […]
Posted on December 21, 2018
Pioneering Care for People with Down Syndrome
From Down Syndrome World Issue 3 2018 As one of the lead authors of the Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome, George T. Capone, M.D., is continuing his life’s work of improving evidence-based medical care for people with Down syndrome. FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, George T. Capone, M.D., has specialized in providing […]
Posted on November 08, 2018
The Importance of Immune System Dysregulation in People with Down Syndrome
From Down Syndrome World Issue 3 2018 How does an extra copy of chromosome 21 drive the developmental and clinical features of Down syndrome? This question has been the subject of many investigations since 1958, when Jérôme Lejeune reported the Presence of trisomy 21 in cells of people with Down syndrome. The answer has remained […]
Posted on November 08, 2018