In The News - September 2012

Every month I compile a list of the stories I post on Down Wit Dat's Facebook page. They are stories of inclusion, of advocacy, of education, of hope and of love.  These are from the month of September.

Legend:

AUDIO	indicates an audio clip
APPEAL	indicates an online petition or plea
BLOG	indicates a blog post
EVENT	indicates a scheduled event
LINKS	indicates links or resource materials
PHOTOS	indicates photos
STUDY	indicates a study
THREAD	indicates an online discussion thread
VIDEO	indicates a video

	Against The Odds, A 'Miracle Boy Grows Up'
	Pakistan 'Koran plot' imam remanded in blasphemy case
LINKS	Latest News
	President Zardari: Save my daughter!
LINKS	Explaining Down Syndrome to Children
	Family: Boy With Down Syndrome Kicked off Flight
	Blood test for Down's 'could avert 300 miscarriages a year'
BLOG	A Sister Stands with Her Brother: I Am Heard, I Am Important, and I Am Included
	The Changing World of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
EVENT	Making Connections – Film Screening. Untapping emerging talent from Toronto’s special needs community
BLOG	What’s The Difference
BLOG	An open letter from a pissed dad
BLOG	Young girl with Down Syndrome, wrongly accused of horrible crime released
BLOG	“Picky Eaters” Will Not Starve Themselves But Problem or Resistant Eaters Might
BLOG	Feeding Milestones for Children
	A Terrifying Way to Discipline Children
	Man with Down’s syndrome sues over DNR order
	A Mosquito in the Room
	Eight Reasons to Be Inclusive:  Promoting Inclusion in Your School, Church, or Group
	Sue’s Infant Daughter Is Just Like "Any Other Baby": How Glee Succeeds in Its Portrayal of Down Syndrome — Exclusive
	Lia Lee Dies; Life Went On Around Her, Redefining Care
	Disabled Vulnerable to Violence
BLOG	Welcome to the Table
	Recess Skills for Children with Special Needs
	I'm Down with You, An Inspired Journey
BLOG	A Special Needs Parents Response to "I don't know how you do it"
	Homecoming queen prompts cheers, stirs hearts
BLOG	Finding That Sticky, Messy Area Between Perfection and Despair
BLOG	Mad As Hell *Updated*
STUDY	Beyond picky eating: avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.
EVENT	Join the 6th Annual 31 for 21 Challenge
VIDEO	Teen with Down syndrome named homecoming king
	FDA links SimplyThick to infant deaths, warns parents not to use

Down Wit Dat has been nominated for Circle of Moms' Top 25 Canadian Moms!  Everyone, everywhere can vote once a day, every day until October 11th. 

I am participating in the 31 for 21 Blogging Challenge again this year.  I will be blogging every day for the month of October to educate and raise awareness of Down syndrome.  Please share and get the word out.

We had our seventh T-21 Blog Hop on September 21. Join us for three days of excellent blogging on October 21! 

Our Facebook page now has over 820 fans. Welcome to all our new friends. 

Don't forget our Facebook Group!  Down Wit Dat - The Group is an all inclusive special needs discussion forum.  Join the conversation!

I'm looking forward to judging September's Photo Theme "Back to School" Results to be posted tomorrow on Down Wit Dat's Facebook page. October's Theme to be announced at the same time.

...And that's the news.  Keep the stories and information coming!