World Down Syndrome Day Celebration
Enjoy the company of other families as we celebrate our loved ones with Down syndrome! Activities will also include a Taiko Drum performance and a Sports Day with Stanford Athletes.
Join the celebration!
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Stanford Down Syndrome Conference: Adult and Transition age topics
PROGRAM - CLICK HERE
Adult Medical - Peter Bulova, Director, Adult Down Syndrome Center, Univ of Pittsburgh/UPMC; Co-PI, Alzheimer's Biomarker Consortium-Down Syndrome, Pitt
Mental Health - Dennis McGuire, 28 years of clinical experience, served over 6000 teens and adults; authored “Mental Wellness of Adults with Down Syndrome"
Regression - Jon Santoro, nation's top expert on Down Syndrome Regression Disorder, Assoc Professor, Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, USC
College, Living, Employment, Legal options - Leadership from California State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Think College and self advocates
Many thanks to: SVDSN, DSCBA, T21RS and The Matthew Foundation
2022 Down Syndrome Conference
Importance, Challenges, and Latest Interventions of Sleep
Rafael Pelayo, MD, President, California Sleep Society and Clinical Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences Medicine
Caroline Okorie, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics – Pulmonary Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine
DOWNLOAD DR. PELAYO'S PRESENTATION
Download Dr. Okorie's Presentatation
Dual Diagnosis of Down syndrome and Autism
Noemi Spinazzi, Co-Chair, DSMIG DS-Autism Dual Diagnosis Subcommittee and Medical Director, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Down syndrome clinic
Teresa Unnerstall, Author of “A New Course: A Mother’s Journey Navigating Down Syndrome And Autism”
Please visit The Matthew Foundation website for the presentation slides.
Do you want to get involved with the Down Syndrome Research Center?
Email: info_sdsrc [at] stanford.edu
Our Mission
Our mission is to help people with Down syndrome lead healthier and happier lives by rapidly and effectively applying research discoveries to useful treatments.
Down Syndrome Resources
Families with a member with Down syndrome face many challenges and have many questions. We present on this website an extensive and curated collection of references, articles, blogs, news articles, and essays that will be valuable sources of information.
COVID-19 Information
Question and Answers (Q&A) on COVID-19 have been developed to help you support your loved one with Down syndrome. These documents have been endorsed by all the United States Down syndrome organizations, the Jerome Lejeune Foundation, and Trisomy 21 Research Society.