Down Syndrome Archives

On Questions and How to Ask Them

June 10, 2016December 8, 2017Dani Weiss-Bronstein2

But when an adult walks over and in a tone of derision (and the derision is the key point here) asks “Um, is he Asian or something?” I get annoyed.

Falling for Chuck, Part Three: Hey There, Chuck

December 18, 2015December 4, 2017Dani Weiss-Bronstein

I held him and rocked him and studied every detail of his face. I kissed him over and over, so grateful to be alive, so grateful that we’d be going home.

Falling for Chuck, Part Two: NIPS – a Screen, Not a Diagnostic

December 17, 2015December 4, 2017Dani Weiss-Bronstein1

What would you think if your doctor called to say there was a 99% chance that your baby had Down Syndrome?

Falling for Chuck, Part One: The Worst Day of My Life

December 16, 2015December 4, 2017Dani Weiss-Bronstein3

With one phone call, I saw the entire trajectory of my life go off in a direction I’d only ever feared.

Dolls for Downs – A Beautiful New Addition

April 16, 2013November 24, 2017Judy Berna

Connie Feda was frustrated, as her daughter Hannah, who happens to have Down Syndrome, realized she’d never play with a doll who actually looked like her. Connie Freda decided it was time that changed.