Empowering children with Down Syndrome

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 20

City-based Chanan Association for intellectually disabled children observed ‘World Down Syndrome Day’ on behalf of Jalandhar Academy for Paediatrics on Saturday.

Association chairman Bhupinder Singh Makkar’s son-in-law Pankaj Sharma and daughter Nagma were the chief guests. They also donated new air conditioners, sanitisers, masks thermometers to society. Having met the children with disabilities, they assured them to remain associated with the association for the welfare of the children.

The theme of the programme was empowering individuals with Down Syndrome. The experts present on the occasion said occupational therapy, speech therapy, can be developed with physical therapy. Many problems could also be avoided by visiting doctors regularly.

Dr Chawla and Dr Pankaj Paul said with better care, the parents of children with Down Syndrome could work on their child in finding their talents and keeping them mentally occupied. This would help them in their growth.

Down Syndrome children Bhavnish, Jasjit Kaur, Ishwinder, Chamandeep, Harman, Pranav cut the cake on the occasion.

President of the association Amarjeet Singh Anand, general secretary Manish Aggarwal said all children have the ability and the only need to give them was right opportunities.