April 2016 – 321Foundation

My Worst Nightmare — What If I Accidentally Raise The Bully?

P.C.: flickr

From LPB, “After elementary school, most kids with DS are at the bottom of the Social Food Chain. For those with neurotypical kids wishing to avoid accidentally raising a bully it’s simply not enough to instruct your children to, “Be nice to others!” You’ve got to be more specific than that. Kids think if they aren’t being outright unkind, they are being nice.”

By Leslie Blanchard | huffingtonpost.com

I will never forget the day my daughter told me that Bethany, a girl in her 4th grade class, was annoying her.

“What is she doing to you?” I questioned, instinctively protective.

“She’s following me around on the playground and sitting by me at lunch!” she quipped, as if that would sum things right up and get me squarely on her side of the matter.

“You mean she’s trying to be friends with you?” I asked incredulously.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leslie-blanchard/where-helicopter-parents-need-to-hover_b_9628142.html

April 19, 2016/0 Comments/by Other

TV Show Honored for Highlighting Down Syndrome

Advocacy, Education, In the Media

From LPB, “A documentary series following the lives of young people with Down syndrome is getting a special honor from the people behind the Emmy Awards. A&E Network series “Born This Way” is one of six shows named to the Television Academy Honors. The annual recognition from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences calls out programs that leverage television to “tackle complex issues and advance social change.””

By Shaun Heasley | disabilityscoop.com

A documentary series following the lives of young people with Down syndrome is getting a special honor from the people behind the Emmy Awards.

The A&E Network series “Born This Way” is one of six shows named to the Television Academy Honors.

The annual recognition from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — the Hollywood organization responsible for the Emmy Awards — calls out programs that leverage television to “tackle complex issues and advance social change.”

TV Show Honored For Highlighting Down Syndrome

April 18, 2016/0 Comments/by Other

Exciting New Research from Spain

Advocacy, Health, In the Media

From LBP, “The Jerome Lejeune Foundation has been developing therapeutic treatments related to the overexpression of the gene Dryk1A (implicated for causing intellectual disability) for those living with Down syndrome. Clinical trials of interest to us include the use of EGCG, a natural substance found in green tea, as an inhibitor of Dryk1A. They have just announced a new partnership with Manros Therapeutics to develop a new drug from a molecule described in scientific literature as the most powerful inhibitor of Dryk1A.”

By mbradford | lejeuneusa.org

The Jerome Lejeune Foundation has been intensely involved in supporting the development of therapeutic treatments related to the overexpression of the gene Dryk1A for those living with Down syndrome.

http://lejeuneusa.org/blog/exciting-new-research-spain#.Vwcyi2NXndk

April 6, 2016/0 Comments/by Other

Meet Katie Meade, the First Woman with Down Syndrome to Be Featured as the Face of a Beauty Product

Advocacy, Education, Health, In the Media

P.C.: flickr

From LPB, “Love that we are seeing more types of beauty being appreciated! Katie Meade is a Best Buddies spokesperson and the new face of beauty for a hair products company.”

By Jillian Ruffo | people.com

New haircare line, Beauty & Pin-Ups, is breaking down barriers. The brand introduced 32-year-old Katie Meade as the face of their latest launch: Fearless Hair Rescue Treatment. We caught up with Meade to talk about the partnership, and quickly learned she’s the type of inspiration the beauty world has been missing.

http://stylenews.people.com/style/2016/04/01/meet-katie-meade-the-first-woman-with-down-syndrome-to-be-featured-as-the-face-of-a-beauty-product/

April 1, 2016/0 Comments/by Other