Supporting Positive Behavior in Children and Teens with Down Syndrome: The respond but don’t react method with Dr. David Stein

Date: Wednesday, 20. Oktober 2021, 17.00 h. CET, per Zoom Behavior problems impact 30% of children with Down syndrome. Left untreated, these same children often exhibit behavior problems as adults, limiting work and independent living opportunities. Many behavioral management tools are less effective for children with DS. This workshop will present the basic neuroscience of Down syndrome […]

Promoting strengths and adaptive resources in persons with Down syndrome with Dennis McGuire

Date: Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 17.00 h. CET, per Zoom Participants will learn of the unique behavioral characteristics of people with DS, including self-talk, repetitious “grooves” (obsessions and compulsions), visual (photographic-like) memory, receptivity to visual cues, as well as emotional radar and sensitivity to others. These characteristics may be very beneficial, but they may also […]