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Affordable Weighted Blankets

Weighted Bankets made in Chattanooga

With a weighted blanket, an adult or child may:

• Go to sleep easier and stay asleep longer
• Sit still longer and have increased attention span
• Stay calmer in normally upsetting situations

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Attainment Company

Dedicated to helping people with cognitive disabilities succeed at school, work and life.

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S.I. Focus

"We strive to enlighten individuals on how to recognize, assess and recover from sensory deficits in every stage of development."

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South Paw Enterprises

"At Southpaw Enterprises, we've dedicated ourselves to offering and developing the best equipment, tools, and resources to help children with DSI and similar disorders learn to live in this fast-paced world."

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Specs For Us

"Frames specially formatted to fit children with Down syndrome."

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Woodbine House

Publisher of the Special-Needs Collection, a series of almost 50 books on disabilities and related topics.

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Books

"Gifts" -'Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives', edited by Kathryn Lynard Soper and published by Woodbine House. This book contains 63 accounts from mothers reflecting on their birth experience and early years with their child. I enjoyed the book and would highly recommend it. The book is available online at www.woodbinehouse.com or can be ordered thru any local book store.

"Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality", 'A Guide for Parents and Professionals' by Terri Couwenhoven, M.S. The author is a parent of a child with DS and certified sexual educator. The book addresses issues of privacy, puberty, body awareness, dating, relationships, family values, and abuse prevention. The book offers tips and suggestions for parents to approach the subject of sexuality with their children. It is available online at www.woodbinehouse.com or can be ordered thru any local book store.

Many of the following titles are available to the community at the Siskin Children's Institute lending library.

• An Exceptional View of Life A Parents Guide to Down Syndrome
• Babies with Down Syndrome
• Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome
• Common Threads
• Count Us In, Growing Up with Down Syndrome
• Delicate Threads
• Differences in Common
• Down Syndrome-Growing up and Learning
• Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome
• Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome
• Honor Thy Son
• Implementing Early Intervention
• Medical & Surgical Care fro Children with Down Syndrome
• Stars of Success
• Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome
• Teaching the Infant with Down Syndrome
• Uncommon Fathers
• View From Our Shoes