York Down Syndrome Support Group
Therapy
Speech and language therapy
"Chatterbox groups" have been a longstanding aspect of our communication support. Over the last 10 years our group has provided group therapy for both pre school and primary aged children, led/supervised by trained volunteers and/or a specialist speech and language therapist. We are currently reviewing how we can support a wider range of family members to enhance communication skills.
We surveying all our families to find out how to better support communication, and provide speech and language therapy. The survey closes on 1st Sept 2025. If a friend or member of your family who has Down Syndrome lives in the York area, and would benefit from our support, please email us for a survey link: contact@ydssg.org.
Occupational Therapy
In 2024 we worked with local specialist provider OT4me providing specialist OT workshops over the summer holiday period, as well as online parent training sessions to provide occupational therapy support to our families. These sessions were generously funded through a grant from the Brelms Trust. We continue to link and liaise with the OT4me team and look forward to providing more specialist support when funding allows.