Resources

Local Organizations:

Child Development Center, T-214 Ft. Missoula Rd., Missoula, Montana 59804. Phone: 406-549-6413. Web: www.childdevcenter.org

Nurturing Center, Inc. – 146 3rd Ave West, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Phone: 406-756-1414

PLUK – Parents Let's Unite for Kids.

TRIC/PLUK Library, Billings, Montana. Phone: 1-800-222-7585.

National Organizations:

National Buddy Walk, www.buddywalk.org

National Down Syndrome Syndrome Society (NDSS), 666 Broadway, New York NY 10012. Phone: 1-800-221-4602. Web: www.ndss.org

The Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati, 1821 Summit Road, Suite 102, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237. Phone: 1-513-761-5400. Web: www.DSAGC.com. Email: dsagc@aol.com

National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC), 7000 Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd. NE, Building 5 Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30328. Phone: 1-800-232-ndsc. E-mail: ndsccenter@aol.com

Recommended Reading and Videos:

Please Note: You can order the following items from Band of Angels Press (www.bandofangels.com) or Woodbine House (www.woodbinehouse.com).

Reference Books:

▪ Babies With Down Syndrome, A New Parent's Guide (by Karen Stray-Gundersen)
▪ A Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome, Toward a Brighter Future (by Siegfried M. Pueschel, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.)
▪ Medical and Surgical Care for Children with Down Syndrome, A Guide for Parents (Edited by D.C. Van Dyke, M.D., Philip Mattheis, M.D., Susan Schoon Eberly, M.A., and Janet Williams, R.N., Ph.D.)
▪ Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome, A Guide for Parents (by Libby Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP)
▪ Classroom Language Skills for Children with Down Syndrome, A Guide for Parents and Teachers (by Libby Kumin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP)
▪ Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome, A Guide for Parents and Professionals (by Maryanne Bruni, BSc OT(C))
▪ Gross Motor Skill in Children with Down Syndrome, A Guide for Parents and Professionals (by Patricia C. Winders, P.T.)

For Young Children/Siblings:

▪ We'll Paint the Octopus Red (by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen)
▪ Views from Our Shoes, Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs

Books for encouragement:

▪ Common Threads, Celebrating Life with Down Syndrome (by Cynthia S. Kidder and Brian Skotko)
▪ Angel Behind the Rocking Chair (by Pam Vredevelt)
▪ Angel Unaware (by Dale Evans)

Recommended Books for grief and healing:

▪ The God I Love (by Joni Eareckson-Tada)
▪ A Special Kind of Love (by Susan Titus Osborn, Janet Lynn Mitchell)
▪ Tear Soup (by Pat Schweibert)
▪ A Mother's Grief Observed (by Rebecca Faber)
▪ A Grace Disguised (by Gerald L. Sittser)

Recommended Videos:

▪ Gifts of Love - 25 minutes (You can borrow from Pluk library)
▪ Your Baby Has Down Syndrome (You can borrow from Pluk library)
▪ A Promising Future Together - A guide for new parents of children with Down Syndrome (from NDSS)

Video for children:

▪ Snoodle Tales (by Veggie Tales)

Book/Video/DVD:

▪ Down Syndrome - The First 18 Months (by Will Schermerhorn)

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