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  • Finding and Working with a Mental Health Professional

    Article with suggestions for finding therapists, psychiatrists, or other mental health professionals with experience working with individuals with Down syndrome.

  • Selective Mutism and Other Causes of Loss of Speech in Adults with Down Syndrome

    Article about selective mutism and other possible reasons why a person with Down syndrome may stop speaking, speak at a lower volume, or speak less.

  • Lifestyle Medicine Pillars: Stress Management

    Article about stress management – one of the pillars of lifestyle medicine – and supporting individuals with Down syndrome in making healthy choices.

  • Managing Emotions Visual

    Visual showing the steps to identify, express, and cope with emotions to support individuals with Down syndrome with emotional awareness and self-regulation.

  • Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)

    Article that explains a mental health condition characterized by frequent and irresistible urges to pull out hair from the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or body areas.

  • Ways to Avoid the Winter Blues

    Article with strategies for promoting mental health during the winter months.

  • The Recipe for Health: How to Nourish Your Mind, Body, & Soul Webinar Recording

    Recording of a webinar outlining “ingredients” for health – nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and social connections.

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors: Promoting Independence or Cause for Concern? Webinar Recording

    Recording of a webinar about repetitive behaviors in people with Down syndrome (such as the “groove”) and determining whether they are functional or problematic.

  • Observable Signs of Emotions

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    Visuals about things our bodies may do or feel that signal different emotions. Noticing these signals can help with emotion recognition and identification.

  • Emotion Triggers Visuals

    Visuals that show situations that might cause us to feel certain emotions such as happiness, stress, anger, and sadness.