Down Syndrome Information

This is a list of informational sites about Down Syndrome on the World Wide Web. Let us know of any others we may add by clicking on Contact Us in the left column.

• Down Syndrome- Health Issues

  by Len Leshin, M.D., F.A.A.P.

  • Medical essays on Down Syndrome and issues common to children with DS

  • Extensive listing of other Down Syndrome Websites
  • Recommended Books
     

• Family Village

  • A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and support.
     

• National  Association for Down Syndrome (NADS)

  • A not-for-profit organization, founded in Chicago in 1961 by parents of children with Down Syndrome who felt a need to create a better environment and bring about understanding and acceptance of people with Down Syndrome.
     

• Northern Virginia Parents of Children with Down Syndrome

  • Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia (DSANV) is an all-volunteer network of parents. We organize playgroups for new parents, maintain a listserv where parents can post questions and information, and host an annual picnic and holiday party, as well as other informational and social events. More than 400 families are affiliated with DSANV in Northern Virginia.
     

• Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Group
   

  • A non-profit support group of the Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis, provides support and information to parents of children with Down Syndrome in Southwestern Illinois. Our aim is to support each other and enrich the lives of our children so they may reach their fullest potential.

Links to our Friends and Supporters

• Central Virginia's Cowboys for Christ!  A chapter of the international organization, Cowboy's For Christ, with the purpose of ministering, with Christ's love, to those in the horse and livestock industry in central Virginia.  Cowboy church services, trail rides, and other horse related activities, with the purpose of coming alongside the local church in reaching out to those with the gospel of Jesus Christ with the desire to honor and glorify Christ in every way, word and deed.  Central Virginia's Cowboys for Christ!
   

• Lucky Drive Ranch!  The Fun, Friendly Family Place for ALL your Horse needs.  Boarding, Lessons, Training.  We'll Teach You Everything You Need to Know - "From The Ground Up"   LuckyDrive's Home Page
  • Horse Camp - Summer, Weekend, and School Holiday Horse Camps.   Summer  
  • On Premise Show Series Starts April of each year.   Show
  • 4-H Annual Long Hair Schooling Show.  Last Sunday in March Each Year
  • 4-H Fundraising Auctions  eBay View About Me for Lucky4H
  • Special Auctions Deals - Check often, we occasionally auction discounted camp weeks, package lessons plans, and all kinds of discount services on Ebay.   eBay Seller List: LuckyDr
     
• ITT Advanced Engineering & Sciences for website support.  Contact Jolene Butler with any website comments.  ITT Advanced Engineering & Sciences
   
• Family Entertainment for All Ages!  PartyCo-op.com
   
• Times Community Newspaper Links:
  • Horse Briefs "Support the Kids" - October 10, 2001
  • News Briefs "Free fun for Downs Syndrome families" - October 10, 2001
  • "From Where I Sit" by Anita L. Sherman - October 17, 2001