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Matt Wixon has never met “Teddy,” a boy with Down syndrome who is the main character of his new novel, 3 Seats from the Hero, but the author says he can hear Teddy’s voice, see his face, [...]

My name is David, my wife is Kim and between us we have three crazy, unique boys named Charley, Harry and our newest edition, baby Reggie. Charley is a typical 11-year-old, constantly on his [...]

“Back in 2012 we returned from a best friend’s wedding in Italy. My wife was struggling with the hangover from hell in the hot Italian airport. Life was good. One two-year-old toddler in the bag, [...]

The 14.5k-strong group called ‘Put Your Bins Out In Your Ballgown’ burst into sparkly life on World Down Syndrome Day 2020 when a group of friends found themselves all dressed-up with nowhere to [...]

The book seeks to portray the true stories of positive, lived experiences typical of the majority of real people with down syndrome and their families. It is brought to you courtesy of [...]

Isolation for Matt -17 – and his family hasn’t been too difficult. They are not the most outgoing family, which has probably helped, but Matt’s biggest problem is wanting to go back to [...]

In these strange and uncertain times, it is becoming increasingly difficult for smaller charities to continue providing services to the people they support, especially when those services are [...]

BEFORE I START … this isn’t a declaration of “woe is me” nor is it some sort of public confirmation of my ability as a parent… it’s just a gentle reminder … I’ve been sent the [...]

I’m Alishia, I am 24 and a mum of three: Amelia is six, Charlie is almost 4 and Faye, my one with the little extra, is almost 2. My partner is Luke, who fortunately can work from home. We are [...]

Tell me a little bit about your family life before Lucas arrived. We were just a normal, mundane family; my husband works Mondays to Fridays full-time in construction and I would work Saturdays [...]