Is The World Finally Coming To Terms With Down Syndrome?

  I am not a judgemental person or at least I try not to be one. I also hate the sympathy cap or ‘I am better than you’ cap...

A “special” daughter’s day..!!

Yesterday was daughter’s day and I am sure all mothers who have a special girl or angel in their lives must have celebrated it by being together with...

What to do when your Special Needs child is stared at?...

 Down syndrome or no Down syndrome, every child is unique. There are children who are extremely naughty, nasty and then some who are super sensitive, funny and social....

A truly inspirational story!

This piece of writing helped me immensely. When I was broke, sad and over stricken with grief, I used to read this and this used to give me lot of...

Let me tell you a story today..!

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”- Phillip Pullman   Story telling is an art and I believe it comes naturally to all...

Are Too Many Instructions Confusing Your Special Needs Child?

                               The day I got to know that my daughter had Down syndrome and would only lead...

Shutting off ‘Down Syndrome’ gene-A Mother’s take !

I know this post can get me in a lot of trouble because one, I have never been a politically correct person and two this is a very...

What To Say To That Stranger With Special Needs ?

'Oooh!' She is so adorable, very pretty,  a voice raved,  gushing about a toddler dressed in her fuchsia dress ..How old is she? Another voice came..the proud mother...

Up down boy; It made my day and will make yours...

  Whenever I hear of an achievement by a child or an adult of Down syndrome, my heart swells with pride. I feel delighted. I feel the emotions, the...

Up Syndrome

                                     Somebody has rightly said "Life does not have to be perfect to...

Vacations With Your Special Needs Child? Think Before You Plunge!

A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking. - Earl Wilson How true are these words and how wonderful it is to...

More like you than different!

Attended a seminar on " down syndrome, (more like you than different )holistic approach"in chanakyapuri, new delhi. This was first of a kind in the capital and though...