Topic Ideas

Last year I posted a list of topics to help with brainstorming ideas for what to blog about during the 31 for 21 challenge. Reposting this list in case it will help anyone with needing ideas of what to blog about.

- myths about Down syndrome
- sign language and Ds
- people first language
- favorite bloggers/celeb who have a child with Ds
- photos from Buddy Walks
- what is Ds? (Non-disjunction, Mosaic, Translocation)
- a day in your life
- school/therapy
- your child's strengths
- your fears, your hopes, your expectations
- the r word
- siblings, only-child, decision to have a child(ren) after your child w/Ds was born
- where do you find your info on Ds?
- current news articles on Ds (materniT21, Alzheimer's connection, prenatal testing)
- birth stories/adoption stories
- did you find out pre-natally, post-natally, or suspected during pregnancy but declined amnio (like our story)
- lists of '21' things; ie about your child, child's favorite things, things your child says/signs, milestones/accomplishments
- facts and stereotypes about Ds
- favorite books on Ds
- characteristics
- favorite online resources
- favorite apps
- additional diagnosis (autism, sensory processing disorder, ADHD, Celiac Disease)
- medical issues (sleep apnea, AAI, heart surgery)
- Down syndrome and cancer
- if you knew then what you know now
- if you could go back at time of diagnosis what would you tell yourself
- what fears or expectations did you have at diagnosis that did, or didn't, come true
- A-Z topics on Down syndrome, disability, or pertaining to your child

If you have any additional ideas for topics please share them in the comments and I'll add them to this list!