Resources

Katie Frank, PhD, OTR/L

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  • Create a Morning or Bedtime Routine Visual

    Images and templates that can be used to create visuals showing the steps of a person’s routine after waking up or before going to sleep.

  • Educating Your Loved One With Down Syndrome About Sexuality

    Article about the importance of sexuality education for people with Down syndrome, sexuality topics to address, and strategies for having conversations about sex and sexuality.

  • Menstruation (Period) Visuals

    Visuals about getting a period and managing period care including how and when to change a pad, tampon, and period panties.

  • Story About Getting My Period

    Visual story that provides an overview of menstruation, including what it is, common symptoms, and period hygiene products.

  • Story About How To Change My Pad

    Visual story with step-by-step guidance for women with Down syndrome on how to change and dispose of a pad.

  • Story About How To Change My Tampon

    Visual story with step-by-step guidance for women with Down syndrome on how to change and dispose of a tampon.

  • Story About How To Change My Period Panties

    Visual story with step-by-step guidance for women with Down syndrome on how to change period underwear and storing/cleaning used pairs.

  • Story About When to Change My Menstrual Hygiene Product

    Visual story for women with Down syndrome that suggests a schedule for when to change menstrual hygiene products such as pads, tampons, and period panties.

  • Supporting People with Down Syndrome in Managing their Personal Hygiene Webinar Recording

    Recording of a webinar with practical strategies to increase independence in grooming, toileting, bathing, skin/nail care, and more.