Methods for enhancing social skills: Play is an essential tool in fostering social skills. It helps children with Down syndrome interact with peers and learn cooperation, sharing, and communication.

Social activities help people feel fulfilled in life. As with anyone else, work may fill part of that role, but it’s also important for people with Down syndrome to take part in sports, hobbies ...

Camp Buddy is open to young people of all ages with Down syndrome and is designed to reinforce academic and developmental ...

Teenagers with Down syndrome experience many of the same emotional and hormonal changes as their peers. Their teenage years can also offer the opportunity to expand their functional and social skills.

The CDC estimated there were around 250,700 children, teens, and adults living with Down syndrome in the U.S. in 2008. It also said 1 in every 700 babies in the U.S. are born with Down syndrome.

Social Skills and Empathy. As per Dr Arora, one of the remarkable traits often observed in individuals with Down Syndrome is their innate ability to connect with others.

Dungeons & Dragons, the 70s-era role-playing game, might bring to mind orcs and elves and multi-sided dice. But today, D&D and games like it are helping kids and teens learn important life skills ...

In conjunction with World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, Lifestyle explores how martial arts help kids with DS build self-defence, confidence and social skills.

Activities include after school homework, yoga, dance, game nights, and more. Teens like Rebecca Boyd enjoy coming to the space to socialize, learn life skills, and even help younger children grow.

The heartwarming moment a teenager with Down syndrome was reunited with his older brother after three months apart has melted hearts online. Mom-of-three Kimberly DowDell, 47, captured the ...

Methods for enhancing social skills: Play is an essential tool in fostering social skills. It helps children with Down syndrome interact with peers and learn cooperation, sharing, and communication.