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New Parents

Welcome to your new journey.

You may not have expected this turn of events in your life, but we are here to say it will be okay, there is hope. If this is a dark day for you it will most probably turn around.

The DSALA would like to provide you with a New Parents’ Packet full of important information about your new baby with Down syndrome. We can put you in touch with other parents in your area with children who have DS if you like. We can help you connect to a parent support network in your community. We are here to meet your needs. We have been there. The DSALA is made up of families from across the Los Angeles County. We have pioneered before you and you will pioneer for the families to follow you. Contact us for your New Parent Packet and to get in our database to receive notices on events, news items, research and much more: 818-242-7871

You have the California Regional Center system available to you. The Regional Centers support our children meeting their needs for early intervention programs and therapies before they enter the school system. If you have not already contacted your Regional Center do, and if you don’t know which one you need to contact, give us a call and we can give you the one in your area.

Regional Center list: http://www.dds.ca.gov/rc/rclist.cfm

Your child has been born at a time when there is quite a bit of research going on in regards to Down syndrome. One of the premiere research programs is right here in California, the Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation at Stanford. If you would like to learn more visit their website at: http://www.dsrtf.org/

 


Down Syndrome: The Journey Ahead
Produced by the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati

A 15-minute film with parents talking about their journey with a child with Down syndrome. http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1341058902

 

 

Welcoming Babies With Down Syndrome

New Parent Supplement from September, 2005 DSALA Newsletter


View Gabriel’s Angel Network – A family website that brings hope to families expecting a child with Down syndrome and families welcoming new babies with Down syndrome. http://www.gabrielsangelnetwork.org/

View Gabriel’s Video: http://content.impactengine.com/ieViewer.php?tid=61948


Families Renew Hope, Make Connections

Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA, March 7, 2006
CLERMONT -- Information from the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida arrived when Lynn Cyr and her husband, Arnold, needed it most. ...http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-ldown0706mar07,0,2892871.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-lake


Who Has Down Syndrome Babies?

DailyIndia.com - Niskayuna,NY,USA, February 27, 2006
by Jane Orville.

Most people associate having a child with Down syndrome with older women. While it is true that women over 35 do ...http://www.dailyindia.com/show/4213.php