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Dental care is important for everybody. For people with Down syndrome there can be some differences, but it’s just as important.

These tips help to ensure that children with Down syndrome receive the best possible care.

This postcard for health professionals explains what people with Down syndrome would like others to know.

Information and strategies for health professionals when communicating with people with Down syndrome and their families

Three short videos from FPNSW explore cervical, breast and bowel screening as experienced by people with intellectual disability.

DSC2U is a US-based online clinic providing personalised health and wellness information.

This online training toolkit gives carers and practitioners the skills and knowledge to help people with intellectual disability understand the end of life

My Health Matters is an Easy Read folder created by CID to improve communication between people with an intellectual disability and their healthcare providers.

The Comprehensive Health Assessment Program is designed to help minimise the barriers to healthcare for people with intellectual disability, using a two part questionnaire tool.

This article by Dr Dennis McGuire discusses how people with Down syndrome may be especially aware of and sensitive to their immediate social environment.

This Voice article discusses advice about managing an extended stay in hospital with tips from families who have been there before.

This guide provides an overview of Down syndrome research by researchers at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.