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Sep 24 2008

Helping Children with Down syndrome Communicate Better

Published by kristy at 8:09 am under Baby Information, Child Information, Development, Down syndrome, Education, Facts, Information for Down syndrome, International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association, Misconceptions, Parenting, Programs for Down syndrome, Research, Services for Down syndrome, Teen Information, Toddler Information, disability, mosaic Down syndrome Edit This

On Monday, I received my copy of HELPING CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME COMMUNICATE BETTER-Speech and Language Skills for Ages 6-14 by Dr. Libby Kumin.

Woodbine House Publishing is one of the best publishing companies I have ever come across for publishing books to help those who know someone with a disability. They work hard in bringing their audience the best of the best and they have, without a doubt, done it again with Dr. Kumin’s new book!

In Dr. Kumin’s opening statement in her book she writes, “Life is a journey. When I started working with infants and toddlers with Down syndrome and their families, my life changed for the better. This is my fifth publication with Woodbine House, beginning with the original 1994 book titled Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome.

I have learned so much and I have had the privilege of sharing my knowledge and experience with many families through books, conferences and consultations. As your children grew, so did my quest for information, theories, and practical day-to-day suggestions that could also help older children, adolescents, and adults with Down syndrome and their families. I have seen many positive changes in the quality of life for people with Down syndrome and knowing that I have been a part of making those changes happen is deeply satisfying.”

Dr. Libby Kumin came to IMDSA back in 2004 when we held our first conference in Richmond, VA. Being our first conference, our main goal was to connect these families of children with mosaic Down syndrome together for the first time. This was a history making event, as most families had never had the opportunity to meet another family with mosaic Down syndrome. However, our other agenda was to increase research, so we could increase our knowledge on MDS. Hearing about our unique conference, Dr. Libby Kumin contacted us and wanted to do research for MDS as well. With Speech and Language always being on the forefront of our minds for our young children, we were thrilled to have her aboard!

Since that time, Dr. Kumin has joined our Advisory Board and has been a great help to IMDSA and our families to understand our speech and language needs.

This new book is a practical, easy to understand guide to speech and language for those with Down syndrome. She provides very helpful tips and helps you to understand what to do to help your child with Speech, Language and Communication.

I also have to mention that on page 226 is a wonderful picture of our kids! This was at our 2004 conference and it amazes me to see how much all of them have grown, but especially Garrett, Jabob and Rachel. Four years can make a huge difference in those early years of development, especially when you have crazy growth spurts like my Garrett does!