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A Charity Update
Alice Osborne
A Charity Update When children with Down syndrome are given - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A Charity Update When children with Down syndrome are given - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A Charity Update When children with Down syndrome are given opportunities to participate and be fully included, the whole community benefits Alice Osborne The New Parent Pack and Pathway Portsmouth DSA Activities Stay and Play Sessions
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Portsmouth DSA Activities
Information and Coffee Mornings Stay and Play Sessions
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Social Opportunities
Fundraising Family Social Events
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Baby Development and Early Development Groups
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Communication Groups
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Teenage Social Communication Groups
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Drama Workshops
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Nursery, School and College Advisory Service
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Training for Parents and Educators
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Training for Health and Social Care Professionals
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Members Experiences
- f Health and Social
Care Services
- Inconsistency of each Service Provision
- Repeated changes of professionals
- Lack of Specialist Support and premature discharge – SLT, OT, Physio
- Lack of Social Care Support such as respite, short breaks and planning for Adulthood.
- Diagnostic Overshadowing
- Lack of Person Centred Language
- Limited Understanding about Down syndrome
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Questions?
aliceosborne@portsmouthdsa.org @portsmouthdsa Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association www.portsmouthdsa.org @portsmouthdsa