Down Syndrome Community

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Inappropriate touching????

bas1828

I have a 10 yo girl with Downs Syndrome and we are running into a situation where she is telling her 6 yo brother to touch her bare botto...

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Families with more than one DS child

Jules_za

Hi Everyone, just wanted to find out if anyone knows of families who have had more than one child "born to them" with DS. In other words ...

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Co-Sleeping into adulthood

Jordy915

Hi all, I really just needed some opinions, my sister has Down syndrome and is 20 years old. She still sleeps in my mom’s bed and my ...

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How do we stop son from defiling Stepmom"s clothing

Mary1611a

My 25 year old stepson has Down's Syndrome. I have been married to his Dad for almost 2 years. My stepson has been masturbating and wipin...

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Any advice for dealing with an adult child with down syndrome who is stealing.

Vathorz

It has been going on for a while and we have not been able to suss out the what or the why for why this family member does this. The s...

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What do I do about my 15 year old neighbor with down syndrome behavior ?

Powerfulpony

I have lived next to him for 5 long years. When we moved in my son didn't want to befriend him. I told him he might end up being my sons ...

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