National Down Syndrome Adoption Network

National Down Syndrome Adoption Network The NDSAN is committed to providing information, resources and support to expectant and new families who may want to make an adoption plan for their child.

The National Down Syndrome Adoption Network provides information to birth families who may be seeking alternatives to parenting as they prepare for the arrival of their child. Making an adoption plan for a child with Down syndrome is a loving choice and can be the right choice for some families. This is a page for supporters of the National Down Syndrome Adoption Network. We encourage open discuss

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Dr. Brian Skotko is the international expert on Down syndrome, here to provide accurate answers to the most common quest...
06/11/2026

Dr. Brian Skotko is the international expert on Down syndrome, here to provide accurate answers to the most common questions about Ds. Great resource if your child just received a prenatal or postnatal Ds diagnosis, or if you are interested in adoption, and want to gain education on Down syndrome.

What causes Down syndrome? What are signs someone has Down syndrome...

YOU DID IT, JON! We are so proud of you. Let's all congratulate Jon for graduating 8th grade and best wishes for a great...
06/10/2026

YOU DID IT, JON! We are so proud of you. Let's all congratulate Jon for graduating 8th grade and best wishes for a great freshman year!

The NDSAN is proud to have been part of this study that assessed prenatal genetic counselors' experiences, comfort level...
06/09/2026

The NDSAN is proud to have been part of this study that assessed prenatal genetic counselors' experiences, comfort levels, and preparedness in discussing adoption as a pregnancy management option following a prenatal diagnosis of a non-life-limiting anomaly and/or genetic condition, such as Down syndrome. Please share with your medical community - Link in comments!

The beautiful faces of Down syndrome adoption
06/06/2026

The beautiful faces of Down syndrome adoption

Receiving a Down syndrome diagnosis can be overwhelming, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ...
06/05/2026

Receiving a Down syndrome diagnosis can be overwhelming, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ .

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐’๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค (๐๐ƒ๐’๐€๐) is changing the narrative by providing families with critical, compassionate resources. NDSAN also acts as a vital bridge of hope, education, and connection by:
โ€ข ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Delivering updated, modern resources to replace outdated stigmas with real-life facts about Down syndrome.
โ€ข ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Giving parents a judgment-free space to process their feelings while exploring parenting and adoption options.
โ€ข ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Linking families directly to local Down syndrome support groups so they never have to walk this journey alone.
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ: Anchoring a nationwide registry of home-study-ready families who are eager and waiting to adopt.

Whether a family chooses to parent or creates an adoption plan, ๐๐ƒ๐’๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค.

Learn more, support the mission, or view resources at ndsan.org.

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The beautiful faces of Down syndrome adoption
06/03/2026

The beautiful faces of Down syndrome adoption

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