Bar set far too low for Down syndrome kids

Parents can help their children with Down Syndrome reach their full potential, but more help from the Government is needed, writes Aedin Collins

DAWN is breaking in our home in north country Galway, and like nearly every morning for the past seven years, I awake to singing. It is coming not from the birds, but from our eldest daughter. I have never met anyone as musical as her. She manages to find the tune of every song and sings along even on the first listen. As parents, we wish to nurture that gift, yet we are unsure of how best to proceed.