...shock. Nina said doctors monitored her closely through her pregnancy because her tests showed that her baby could have Down syndrome. When she was 25-weeks along, she was at a doctor appointment and they treated her for a urinary track infection...

...of God," which has been published. The book is meant to encourage parents with handicapped children, especially Down Syndrome. She worked for 17 years as a teacher's aide in a pre-school handicapped children's program in the Proctor School...

...alcohol to drink while pregnant.? Nationally, FASD affects one out of every 100 births, which is more than autism and Down Syndrome.? Approximately 57 percent of women of childbearing age in Minnesota are current drinkers (drank in the last...

...only tickets are $25 per person.Camp Knutson is a camp that serves people with skin and heart diseases, autism, Down Syndrome and families affected by HIV and AIDS. Camp Knutson is located at 11169 Whitefish Ave., Crosslake.More information...

Now Playing Synopsis: Writer/director Travis Fine partners with screenwriter George Arthur Bloom to tell the affecting true life story of a loving gay couple from Los Angeles who in the 1970s waged a valiant fight to adopt a Down syndrome teen abandoned by his drug addicted mother. When struggling singer Rudy (Alan Cumming) went to complain about the loud music blasting from his neighbor's house, the scene he found left him deeply saddened. Marco, an adolescent with Down syndrome, had been left to fend for himself by his absentee mother. Though Family Services quickly takes Marco in, a few days later Rudy finds him wandering aimlessly on the streets. Concerned, he brings Marco home and before long Rudy and his partner Paul (Garret Dillahunt) -- a closeted district attorney -- have become the boy's surrogate parents. For a while everyone is happy, though when Rudy and Paul's sexual orientation is brought into question by the court system, the two men find themselves locked in a protracted legal battle to become the legal guardians of the remarkable boy who showed them both the true joy of what it means to be a parent. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher, Gregg Henry Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review

...Giving Young Children with Disabilities the Tools for Building Friendships - A Minnesota mother of a daughter with Down syndrome will describe a program that she and two other mothers created to help develop friendships among children with and...

...people who share similar health, emotional, and social concerns. This year the camp will host camps for children with Down Syndrome, children with heart disease, children with skin disease, children on the autism spectrum, and for families infected...

...camping services to children with special needs, including those with heart disease, skin disorders, autism and Down syndrome, as well as families affected by HIV/AIDS.Funds raised included proceeds from the live auction, silent auction...

...been his dream." Maslowski, who has six children, with three of them with a mild autism and one of the three with Down syndrome, said life has been a struggle and each day is a challenge. Maslowski said she's seen signs of autism in Timothy...

...including high blood pressure and diabetes. The babies are also at risk for growth problems, premature birth and Down syndrome. But Garcia's health is excellent, which she attributes to her years of toil as a farm worker. ''She's amazing...