Down's Syndrome

Name	Down's Syndrome
Related to/Also known as	Down Syndrome
Symptoms of Down's Syndrome	"Down's syndrome, also known as Down syndrome, is a genetic condition that typically causes some level of learning disability and characteristic physical features." Source: NHS Choices https://tinyurl.com/cy8q7ad
Useful national contacts	Down's Syndrome Association Helpline: 0333 1212 300 www.downs-syndrome.org.uk Find your local support group: https://tinyurl.com/yahn8r42 Down's Syndrome Scotland Phone: 0131 442 8840 www.dsscotland.org.uk Down's Heart Group Phone: 0300 102 1644 www.dhg.org.uk Mencap charity for people with a learning disability Helpline 0808 808 1111 www.mencap.org.uk Find your local support group: www.mencap.org.uk/search/groups
Children & young people	New Parent Pack (Down's Syndrome Association) https://tinyurl.com/y8t2a4bn
News and events
Online resources	Easy-Read guide to Coronavirus from Mencap link: Easy-Read info on Covid-19 vaccination (Gov.uk) Intellectual and Developmental Disability COVID-19 Vaccination Position Statement (Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group U.S.A. ) www.dsmig-usa.org/resources/Documents/DSMIG%20COVID_Vaccine_Position_Statement_010521.pdf Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Down's Syndrome Association) www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/coronavirus-covid-19 COVID-19: Supporting autistic people and people with learning disabilities (Social Care Institute for Excellence) Down's syndrome (NHS Choices) https://tinyurl.com/cy8q7ad Down syndrome (Contact, charity for families with disabled children) https://tinyurl.com/v8jn7ou Why the abortion law should be changed to prevent the terminations of foetuses with non-fatal disabilities after the 24th week (BBC, February 2020) https://tinyurl.com/ur6krnp Improving our Support for People from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Backgrounds (Down's Syndrome Association) www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/news/improving-our-support-for-people-from-black-asian-and-ethnic-minority-backgrounds Living with a condition (The Brain Charity)
Our resources	The library at the Brain Charity has a range of resources on Down's Syndrome and on a wide range of disability related issues. This includes information on Down's and epilepsy, and on Down's and dementia.