Co-occurring Medical Conditions in Adults with Down Syndrome: Part II
Adults with Down syndrome (DS) represent a unique population who are in need of clinical guidelines to address their medical
April 5, 2020
Adults with Down syndrome (DS) represent a unique population who are in need of clinical guidelines to address their medical
Reports of potential discrimination in medical treatment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have caused fear, anxiety, and anger
Date: 3/26/2020
As medical systems plan for a possible flood of COVID-19 patients, healthcare professionals in the United States may draft guidance to ration care in order to ensure the largest number of people will survive the pandemic.
This handout lists 21 activities you can do to promote your physical, mental, and social health on World Down Syndrome
The spreading Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has many people worried and concerned for their loved one with Down syndrome.
Many organizations are compiling COVID-19 resource lists. We have included links to some of them below.Source: Advocate Medical Group Adult
Self-injurious behavior (SIB) is behavior that an individual does that results in harm to their own body.Source: Brian Chicoine, MD
Adult Down Syndrome Center discusses low carb dietsSource: Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center
Date: 2/28/2020
Current estimates suggest that over 95% of individuals with Down syndrome do not have access to a Down syndrome specialty clinic. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) created Down Syndrome Clinic to You (DSC2U) as a way to address this need. MGH and founding philanthropic supporter, LuMind IDSC Foundation, today announced plans to launch www.DSC2U.org in the spring of 2020 and bring access to the specialty clinic expertise to every family in the US and internationally who needs it.
The video below is the seventh segment of our Alzheimer’s Disease Video Journal, which consists of interviews with Colleen Buffington,