Episode Resources/Sources: 

Down Syndrome Awareness Month & What it Means to Me! By Kayla McKeon :https://ndss.org/syndrome-awareness-month-means

About Down Syndrome (NDSS): https://ndss.org/about

Singing and music as aids to language and its relevance for children with Down syndrome (Judy Barker, 1999): https://library.down-syndrome.org/en-us/news-update/01/3/singing-music-aids-language-development-relevance-down-syndrome/

Music, music therapy, musical abilities and the role of music in the lives of children and adults with Down syndrome: https://assets.cdn.down-syndrome.org/pubs/a/essays-359.pdf

Music Therapy & Down Syndrome Fact Sheet: https://www.themusictherapycenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mtcca_downsyndrome.pdf

Self-regulation and Infant-Directed Singing in Infants with Down Syndrome: Journal of Music Therapy, 52(2), 2015, 195–220

The Observed Experiences of Music Therapy on Parent-child Interaction for Families with Children with Down Syndrome (Jess O’ Donoghue, 2016): https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2344/2134

What is the Effect of Active Music Participation on Well-Being Among Adults with Down Syndrome? https://themusicmanproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WHAT-IS-THE-EFFECT-OF-ACTIVE-MUSIC-PARTICIPATION-ON-WELLBEING-.pdf

The role of music in the development of children with Down Syndrome: a systematic review: http://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10234/189558/Cabedo_Mas_2020.pdf?sequence=1

Music Education for Future “Mathews”: Down Syndrome in General Music Education: https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1282&context=theses_dissertations

Free Downloadable Coloring Book Designed by Artists with Down Syndrome: https://ndss.org/sites/default/files/2022-06/Today-I-am-dreaming-about...-NDSS%5B1%5D_0.pdf

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