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Developmental/Therapeutic Intervention: Proactive or Reactive?

by NACDAdmin on May 22, 2019 with No Comments

by Bob Doman To be proactive is to anticipate, prepare, and intervene based on a long-term vision and perspective. When anticipating the future, you react accordingly before it actually happens. To be reactive is to respond to a situation, rather than creating or controlling it. How does this relate to what we do with our children? What we do in … Read More

Intensity: Get It – Got It – Good!

by NACDAdmin on August 6, 2018 with No Comments

by Bob Doman In an effort to help our NACD families and others maximize their efforts and make the most out of the time they have to work with their children, it is incredibly important to keep reminding everyone about the significance of intensity. The foundation of what we do at NACD is designing very targeted individualized programs that are … Read More

Jake by Rachel Schappy

by NACDAdmin on June 1, 2018 with No Comments

Jake is the youngest of three children. He was first flagged as struggling academically in kindergarten and then again in grade one. Jake struggled with saying the alphabet, sounding out the alphabet, math, staying focused, sitting still and making/keeping friends. At home, he was busy physically with sports, but could not get along with siblings, couldn’t take a joke, had … Read More

Alternative Therapies/Nutrition Supplements

by NACDAdmin on September 24, 2015 with No Comments

By David S. Smith MD, Medical director of the Down Syndrome Clinic of Wisconsin There has been a lot of interest lately in many nutritional therapies reportedly of benefit to people with Down syndrome. Some of these therapies are relatively new and others have been around for awhile. Some of the more widely talked about supplements are Nutrivene D, MSB, … Read More

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