October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. April Titler interviews podcast guest, Lauren Robinson, mother of an amazing 5 year old with Down Syndrome. Lauren is passionate about advocating for inclusion for people with disabilities of all types. #WelcometoHolland

Welcome to Holland Poem: https://www.stepsautismtreehouse.org.au/blogs/2019/6/2/welcome-to-holland-an-inspirational-poem

Resources:

• Down Syndrome Association of Greater Richmond https://dsagr.org/
• National Down Syndrome Society https://www.ndss.org/
• National Down Syndrome Society’s Local Support page https://www.ndss.org/resources/local-support/
• National Down Syndrome Congress https://www.ndsccenter.org/
• Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network https://www.dsdiagnosisnetwork.org/
• Global Down Syndrome Foundation https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/

Books to read with younger Children about Down Syndrome and Inclusion:

• We’ll Paint the Octopus Red https://www.amazon.com/Well-Paint-Octopus-Stephanie-Stuve-Bodeen/dp/1890627062/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=We%27ll+Paint+the+Octopus+Red&qid=1634216892&sr=8-1
• This is Ella https://www.amazon.com/This-Ella-Krista-Ewert/dp/1525513613/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/132-9827919-8623568?pd_rd_w=l8N2f&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=SS4NMR1JMK34KSSH37PC&pd_rd_r=e5fc1683-6065-4c1e-9c24-dd31a6e18ac0&pd_rd_wg=X38xv&pd_rd_i=1525513613&psc=1
• What’s Inside You Is Inside Me, Too https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Inside-You-Too-Chromosomes/dp/069231038X/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/132-9827919-8623568?pd_rd_w=ZX2mX&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=BYT56MTXEATS0GQ47DD5&pd_rd_r=1532f37a-205a-403f-85c9-597f42c18029&pd_rd_wg=0NXiX&pd_rd_i=069231038X&psc=1
• Hannah’s Down Syndrome Superpowers https://www.amazon.com/Hannahs-Syndrome-Superpowers-Three-Inspired/dp/1732638128/ref=pd_bxgy_img_1/132-9827919-8623568?pd_rd_w=dazJE&pf_rd_p=c64372fa-c41c-422e-990d-9e034f73989b&pf_rd_r=KP5SPCXRGR5PR03YYZF5&pd_rd_r=03b0e457-a9c3-4126-8adc-50301a269732&pd_rd_wg=wJKuJ&pd_rd_i=1732638128&psc=1

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