Sep 26, 2024
On this podcast, Dr. Vellody addresses the same question that came in from 2 listeners about the role of a Down Syndrome Center? Why have one? Are there things that happen at a Down Syndrome Center that are not easily done in a regular primary care visit?
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Sep 12, 2024
Shannon Frizzell, MS, RD, LDN leads our Nutrition team at the Down Syndrome Center of Western PA. She joins the podcast today to answer a listener question on nutritional supplements in Down syndrome.
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Aug 29, 2024
Dr. Dusan Bogunovic is the Director of the Center for Genetic Errors of Immunity at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. He joined the podcast today to share about the intriguing immune system in people with Down syndrome and their increased risk of inflammation and infection.
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Aug 15, 2024
Jill Rabin joined the podcast today to discuss Baby Led Weaning and what that looks like for someone with Down syndrome.
For more information:
Rabin, Jill, and Gill Rapley. Your Baby Can Self-Feed,
Too: Adapted Baby-Led Weaning for Children with Developmental
Delays or Other Feeding Challenges. The Experiment, 2022.
Jul 11, 2024
The Down Syndrome Center of Western Pennsylvania's very own psychologist, Dr. Tarin Santamaria, joined the podcast to help us understand the "alphabet soup" of behavioral support services that are available in the community.