Antoinette Scaffidi, author of the children's book Not Down, Up Mommy, joined the podcast to talk about the book and her thoughts on the importance of including children with disabilities in children's books.  The book can be found at https://www.amazon.com/Not-Down-Mommy-Antoinette-Scaffidi/

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Thank you to “Caring for Kids” The Carrie Martin Fund for its support of the Down Syndrome Center Podcast. 

Speech language pathologist Sheri Rosen and Pediatric Surgeon Dr. Mike Morowitz joined the podcast to discuss swallow studies and gastrostomy tubes.  

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If you would like to partner with us in the work of the Down Syndrome Center, including this podcast, please go to https://givetochildrens.org/downsyndromecenter. 

Thank you to “Caring for Kids” The Carrie Martin Fund for its support of the Down Syndrome Center Podcast. 

Shannon Frizzell, registered clinical dietician, joined the podcast today to talk about strategies for healthy weight management in people with Down syndrome.

For more information and resources: My Plate https://www.myplate.gov American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics https://www.eatright.org

American Heart Association https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating

American Diabetes Association https://diabetes.org/healthy-living/recipes-nutrition

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If you would like to join us in the work of the Down Syndrome Center, including this podcast, please visit https://givetochildrens.org/downsyndromecenter.  

Thank you to “Caring for Kids” The Carrie Martin Fund for its support of the Down Syndrome Center Podcast. 

Dr. Nowalk rejoins the podcast for an update on the COVID pandemic as it relates to people with Down syndrome.  Topics discussed include a general COVID update, COVID vaccine booster doses for children >5 years old, primary COVID vaccination for children

Heather Avis, co-host of The Lucky Few podcast joined our podcast today to talk about her journey and vision to "change the narrative" when it comes to how society views Down syndrome.

To find more information and subscrie to The Lucky Few Podcast, go to https://www.theluckyfewpodcast.com.  

To find more information on The Lucky Few Podcast Foundation, go to https://theluckyfewfoundation.org/.  

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If you have any topics that you would like us to cover on the podcast, please reach out to me via e-mail at [email protected].

If you would like to partner with the work of the Down Syndrome Center, including this podcast, please visit https://givetochildrens.org/downsyndromecenter. 

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Dr. Marilyn Bull, lead author of the 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics Health Supervision Guidelines for Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome, joins the podcast today to discuss the latest guideline update released earlier this week!  Dr. Bull is  the Morris Green Professor of Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, in the Division of Developmental Pediatrics.  She is the Director of the Down Syndrome Program at Riley Hospital for Children.

The medical guidelines can be found here: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2022-057010/186778/Health-Supervision-for-Children-and-Adolescents.  

If there are topics that you would like us to cover on the podcast, please reach out to me at [email protected].  

If you would like to partner with us in the work that we are doing at the Down Syndrome Center, including this podcast, please go to https://givetochildrens.org/downsyndromecenter.

If there are any topics you would like us to discuss on the podcast, please e-mail us at [email protected].

To partner with the Down Syndrome Center, including this podcast, please visit https://givetochildrens.org/downsyndromecenter