Written by David’s mum, Sarah. For the birth of my third child I decided very early in the pregnancy that I didn’t want to give birth in a hospital again. I hadn’t been very satisfied about how I was treated during the births of my daughters so I looked for different possibilities. I found a Read more about Stories about David[…]

Christopher and Ffion met in August 2018 at the Hijinx Drama Academy. Ffion had been there some time but it was Christopher’s first day and he seemed to fit right in from the start. Chris got on well with everyone and although he was looking for and hoping for a girlfriend he didn’t want to Read more about Love through lockdown and beyond[…]

As part of our campaign for World Down Syndrome Day 2021 we have released an e-book, full of stories from real families. The book includes many different family members and people with Down syndrome sharing how they feel about their family. This week we wanted to share with you a piece written by Becky about Read more about A sibling story.[…]

My name is Pat and I am nanny to Bertie and mother to Melissa, Bertie’s mommy. My journey with Bertie started when Melissa, a single mother in her 40’s found out she was pregnant. This concerned me, at 40 plus there is always that possibility your baby could be born with health problems. Melissa’s first Read more about I see a future full of happiness[…]

Liz Arriens I am currently reading a book by Glenn and Janet Doman called, ‘How smart is your baby?’. They are known for their work in child development, especially for children with special educational needs. In the book they say, ‘all sounds are language’. I had to read the line again. It really struck me. Read more about Ways we have grown this month: in how we see communication[…]

This week Chloe’s mum Joanne tells us about Dramatize Tea Room – which is opening in May (and already taking bookings!) A project in Shepperton which is giving young adults with learning disabilities an opportunity to learn practical skills for employment – we look forward to lending our support and popping in for some cake! Read more about Dramatize Tea Room[…]

As part of our campaign for World Down Syndrome Day 2021 we have released an e-book, full of stories from real families. The book includes many different family members and people with Down syndrome sharing how they feel about their family. This week we wanted to share with you a piece written by Hannah, sister Read more about Love is not a burden[…]

Happy World Down Syndrome Day! Today some of our WCAT families let us know what their family member with Down syndrome means to them. I didn’t want a baby with Down syndrome, until I had Connie and realised she was everything we never realised we needed in our lives. Julie Seabourne Not only did Chloe Read more about WDSD 2021: We Are Family[…]

This year our WDSD celebration looks at sibling relationships. ‘How will this affect my other children?’ is a question commonly asked by parents who have received a new diagnosis of Down syndrome for their child. Hoping to help answer that question we asked some of our Wouldn’t Change A Thing families what having a sibling Read more about Dear Future Sibling[…]

Thanks to Lorna Morris for this week’s blog about her daughter Nyla. Our pregnancy was greatly anticipated and we were overjoyed to hear we were expecting. Following our 12 week scan we got the gut wrenching phone call from a screening midwife saying our “risk” of one of 3 chromosome abnormalities (t13, t18 or t21) Read more about Nyla has made our family complete[…]