#down-syndrome

#down-syndrome

Gene Daly sits up at the table with us as we talk about his parents' latest cookbook, The Daly Dish Air Fryer, and the whirlwind that has been the last five years of Gina and Karol's lives. Gene recently started playschool near their home in Co Meath, but he's home today, a bit under the weather, while his teenage siblings, Holly and Ben, are at school.

Gene Daly sits up at the table with us as we talk about his parents' latest cookbook, The Daly Dish Air Fryer, and the whirlwind that has been the last five years of Gina and Karol's lives. Gene recently started playschool near their home in Co Meath, but he's home today, a bit under the weather, while his teenage siblings, Holly and Ben, are at school.

But he hasn't had consistent employment since before the pandemic. As he gears up to start his new job at Judy's Beach Cafe, he says looking forward to it. "It feels very nice," Ryan said. "I can be myself like a Down syndrome person." Ryan's mom, Elyn Smith, says helping her son find a job has been tough, particularly given that people with special needs often struggle when it comes to the employment sector.

Children with mild general learning disabilities are often caught between two stools, but 'will achieve in the right environment'.

Rio Carrubba, an 11-year-old girl with Down Syndrome and heart issues, started hydrotherapy after heart surgery to improve her muscle strength, balance, and breathing.