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Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia w/ DS
- By MNOLAN0521 · Posted November 25, 2009
- Discussion in Health issues · 0 replies
- My 8 month old son Sean was born in March 2009 and was diagnosed with DS. He was born with a small ASD & PDA, both of which have since almost closed and does not need surgery. He was also born with myeloproliferative ...
In the Interest of Why?
- By SuperGroverT · Posted November 12, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- This came to me in a flash last night. I thought it might be worth sharing. If you want to learn more, please contact Grover via Ning at: http://ning.com/supergrovert or http://supergrovert.com and http://freegrovert.blogspot.com ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · New reply November 4, 2009
- Journal · 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
Scheduled maintenance this evening
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...
down syndrome and autism
- By yakisoba · Posted August 1, 2009
- Discussion in Local community services · 0 replies
- my son is 5 and has DS he is showing some autistic behaviors as the special school say,for me seems that he is just boring there.. .what is the best way to find out if he also has autism?I live in florida ...
Pain
- By Hindustani41 · New reply July 18, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- I suffer from arthritus for the last 2 years. The pain is unbearable and cnnot walk properly. Medicines and physical therapy have not been helpful. Even He seems to be of no help. Probably I have to repay ...
My grandson's birthday
- By Hindustani41 · Posted July 16, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Please see the photographs on facebook on my son's page: Sanjaykjindal ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 23, 2009
- Journal · 28 replies
- Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...
"Building Bridges for Down Syndrome” 4th Biennial Research & Awareness Co
- By KristyColvin · New reply June 22, 2009
- Discussion in Local community services · 2 replies
- June 10, 2009 - Parents of children with Down syndrome (DS) are universally concerned about the wellbeing of their child’s health, future, and ability to connect with other DS families. The Down Syndrome ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 12, 2009
- Journal · 32 replies
- We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...
Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire
- By TeamInspire · New reply June 9, 2009
- Journal · 35 replies
- Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...
Omega 3
- By sandyveg · New reply May 21, 2009
- Discussion in High school and young adulthood · 2 replies
- Anyone using Omega 3 oils? What is your experience ...
Moms, you rock!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...
Coming Soon
- By LivinLifeRight09 · Posted April 17, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Coming Soon ...
Eli's confirmation
- By MADGTC · Posted March 22, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- Religous education is so special to the students with Down Syndrome. The teens that I know are so close to God. Eli was confirmed yesterday at 18. He benefited from a wonderful personal tutor, Ms. Connie ...
AIA in Washington
- By GENAMITCH · Posted January 24, 2009
- Discussion in Fundraising and advocacy · 0 replies
- Is anyone attending AIA? It will be great to get to see everyone to reconnect ...
New group in Inspire: The National Body Challenge
- By Brian · New reply January 12, 2009
- Journal · 25 replies
- I am pleased to announce that today we added a new group to Inspire: The National Body Challenge. nationalbodychallenge We created this group in partnership with Discovery Health. The group focuses on ...
Fun ideas for learning
- By eod94 · New reply January 3, 2009
- Discussion in Pre-school years · 2 replies
- I would love to have some ideas on fun and creative ideas for preschool topics. My little one is 4 and does not like anything to do with a pencil or crayons. She will paint for 2 seconds and then is off ...
Do all kids with Ds need orthotics?
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The Down Syndrome Exchange Support Group connects families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. The Down Syndrome Exchange Support Group is sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Down Syndrome Council in partnership with Inspire.