DSIG will be teaming up with DSA of Delaware and Chesapeake Down Syndrome Parent Group to present two virtual conferences for our families. The first virtual conference will be held on Saturday, 1/23/2021, from 2pm-4pm, featuring Dr. Brian Skotko. This virtual conference will appeal to families of all ages. His webinar will be covering two topics, “Brain Train: Smart Actions That Might Boost Cognition and Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease in People with Down Syndrome” and “Keeping Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome Healthy: All the Medical Updates that Parents Need to Know”. Please see the attached conference brochure for more details. There will be no fee to attend this conference as DSIG will be absorbing all costs for participants.
The second virtual conference will take place on Thursday, 3/4/2021, at 7pm, featuring Stacy Taylor, a behavior analyst, and is entitled “Toilet Training Tips & Tricks”. DSIG will be absorbing the cost of this virtual 1.5 hr. webinar. On Friday, 3/5/2021 and Saturday, 3/6/2021, there will be time slots for virtual 1-hour, One-on-One Behavioral Consults with Stacy Taylor and her team to address any toilet training focused or otherwise general behavior concerns you may have. These 1:1 sessions could be for any age for any concerning behavior your child, young adult or adult with Down syndrome is experiencing. The cost of each session is $100/hr., so DSIG is asking that each family who is interested in the 1:1 sessions, pay the $100 when they sign up for the session to secure your spot, and once you attend the session, DSIG will refund you $75 of the money that you paid for the session. Of course, if this would be a hardship for anyone who would like to attend, please let Patty know.
CHOP Symposium coming up on March13!!!! Our member Helen Milligan, who is also a PT at CHOP, is looking forward to hearing Dr. Stein speak about behavior challenges and strategies! Helen will also be a presenter that day, so if you have a little one getting ready to walk, then her treadmill training talk is for you!!!! Lots of videos and tips to get you started! 💙💛 |
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ROCK YOUR SOCKS
Wear your most colorful or mismatched socks!
WEAR BLUE & YELLOW
These are the colors used to raise awareness for Down Syndrome.
Remember, we are more alike than different! People who have Down Syndrome can and will do all the same this you do, it just takes a little more time. BE KIND. BE INCLUSIVE.
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Delco Guitar Academy and Kathy’s Dance Studio are teaming up to offer every person of the DSIG Community 1 Free Drum Lesson. Lessons are one on one.
Email [email protected] to set up your trial class.
Instructors are happy to provide to all students and we will help with any needs that need accommodated during the lessons.
Kathy’s Dance Studio is hosting a Hip Hop Dance class on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm for the months of February and March.
Email [email protected] to set up your trial class.
Members of our group are offered special pricing of $35.00 a month, one class per week.
Kathy’s Dance Studio is hosting a Hip Hop Dance class on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm for the months of February and March.
Email [email protected] to set up your trial class.
Members of our group are offered special pricing of $35.00 a month, one class per week.
DCIU Teaching & Learning
Strategies to Support Executive Functioning Skills
Wed. Feb. 22, 2023 | 6-8pm | Via Zoom
Presenter: Marisa Giannini, Professional Development Specialist
This workshop will explore the critical skills children need to plan, to start a task, to organize time, to remember instructions, and to manage more than one task at a time. Executive functioning skills touch all parts of our lives, including activities at home and at school. This training aims to help participants better understand why executive function skills are important to provide strategies to help facilitate those skills at home.