For Children...
I Can, Can You? a beautiful photographic board book, by Marjorie W Pitzer
Victoria's Day an inspiration photo journal of her daughter's school day, by Maria de Fatima Campos
We'll Paint The Octopus Red a delightful book that helps siblings understand that life with a baby brother or sister with Down's Syndrome will still be all they'd hoped for, by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen and Pam DeVito
The Best Worst Brother a sequel, showing the usual irritations and loves that all siblings share as they grow, by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
For Parents and Carers...
A Minor Adjustment a heart-warming, yet humorous account of parenting a child with Down's Syndrome, by Andrew Merriman (My 5* read).
Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Whole Day Through by Patrick Gale
Films...
Le Huitième Jour (English: The Eighth Day) is a Belgian 1996 film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance. Harry (Daniel Auteuil), a divorced businessman who feels alienated from his children, meets Georges (Pascal Duquenne), an institutionalised man with Down's syndrome, after Georges has escaped from his institution.
Duo featuring the first actor with Down's Syndrome to play a role in a film.
Notes On A Scandal Cate Blanchet and Bill Nighy play parents to a boy with Down's Syndrome
Coming Down A Mountain
Documentaries...
The Only Human series showcases a very special hotel, Foxes Academy, staffed entirely by young adults with learning disabilities.
Only Human episode - Channel 4
The Specials is a documentary series following a groups of friends with additional needs who live together.
The Specials web link
The Only Human series showcases a very special hotel, Foxes Academy, staffed entirely by young adults with learning disabilities.
Only Human episode - Channel 4
The Specials is a documentary series following a groups of friends with additional needs who live together.
The Specials web link
Born to be Different is a documentary series which follows the lives of 6 children, each with a different disability.
Born To Be Different
What did you make of the Brittish film 'Coming down the mountain'?
ReplyDeleteThat was a very 'true' film. I recall being amazed by how great the actors with Down's Syndrome were.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can put up a link to The Specials under the documentaries, I love this, I watched every episode when Isaac was only a few weeks old, it gave me massive hope that one day he will live an independent life, enjoy stuff like karaoke and just "be" who he needs and wants to be :) you can find it on YouTube and they are on facebook too :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! This looks brilliant. Will add a link straight away, then watch :)
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