The first-calling parents will speak to our staff member who will brief them on how the Centre operates, find out specific requirements of the family and the child, and discuss psychological, medical, legal and social issues in connection with Down syndrome. Individual meetings with a family counselor will be provided, if necessary.

 

You will be offered booklets dealing with specific methods of development of children with Down syndrome, and information on the programmes available at our Centre. Families residing outside Moscow can receive such information packages by post.

 

Downside Up Early Intervention Centre offers a variety of programmes that help children to develop and learn. The programmes are formulated for children of different age groups with account to families’ residence. They meet a child’s specific needs and parents’ individual requirements.

 

If you decide to cooperate with the Centre, you will be asked to provide basic information about your family by filling in a registration form.

 

 

 

The following programmes are offered to families residing in Moscow inside Moscow Circular Road.

 

If your child is under 18 months, he/she can join our Home Visiting Service whereby the families receive regular visits in their homes from one of our specialist. At 18 months a child together with his/her mother or father, or another family member starts attending an “Adaptation Group” which operates once a week in our Centre. Home visits continue, but become less frequent. If a family wishes to cancel home visits, they can receive regular consultations at our Centre.

 

At 3-5 years children attend group play sessions designed to develop communication, social, household and other skills in order to prepare them for pre-schools, and receive individual consultations from specialists (a speech therapist and specialists in kinesiotherapy and congnitive and emotional development).

 

In addition, Downside Up operates parent counseling groups and holds parent-teacher meetings three times a year for those families who participate in our programmes.

We also publish an information bulletin Make a Step.

 

 

 

Families residing in Moscow beyond Moscow Circular Highway, or in Moscow Region, are offered participation in the following programmes.

 

If a child is under 3 years, you will be consulted by an early education specialist who will examine the child, discuss his/her needs with the parents and offer advice on lessons at home. If a child’s learning programme is for a long term, the specialist will send it to you by post or e-mail. Consultations for families residing beyond Moscow Circular Road or in the Moscow Region are strictly by appointment.

 

If a child is over 3 years, you will be offered advice from a board of specialists. They will examine the child, discuss with the parents the pressing issues which may arise, and draft a programme for learning at home, to be sent by mail or e-mail. The consultations are by previous appointment. To make an appointment please call + 7 (499) 367 1000 from 10am till 5pm. We recommend that the appointment is made at least 30 45 days before the proposed visit.

 

Families unable to visit the Centre will be informed about all important events at Downside Up. The information will be mailed or e-mailed to the address which you give to us.

 

General meetings of families participating in our programmes are held three times a year. We will be happy to see you at the meetings. We also publish an information bulletin Make a Step and send it out to the families by post 2-3 times a year.

 

 

 

Families from other regions of Russia and CIS are offered participation in the following programmes:

 

If a child is under 3 years, you will be consulted by an early education specialist who will examine the child, discuss his/her needs with the parents and offer advice on lessons at home. If a child’s learning programme is for a long term, the specialist will send it to you by post or e-mail. The consultations for families residing beyond Moscow Circular Road or in the Moscow Region are strictly by appointment.

 

If a child is over 3 years, you will be offered advice from a board of our specialists. They will examine the child, discuss with the parents pressing issues which may arise, and draft a programme for learning at home, to be sent by mail or e-mail. The consultations are by previous appointment. To make an appointment please call + 7 (499) 367 1000 from 10am till 5pm. We recommend that the appointment is made at least 30 45 days before the proposed visit.

 

Families unable to visit the Centre will be informed about all important events at Downside up. The information will be mailed or emailed to the address which you give to us.

General meetings of families participating in our programmes are held three times a year. We will be happy to see you at the meetings. We also publish an information bulletin Make a Step and send it out to the families by post 2-3 times a year.