This site exists to celebrate the uniqueness of people with Down syndrome, and to offer support to new and expectant parents. Our goal is to help all families to share experience, advice and support during both joyous and difficult issues.

There are just a few simple rules:

1. We will not tolerate rude behavior, inappropriate posts, posts intended to incite controversy, or posts that are not on the topic. These posts will be removed and repeat offenders will be banned.

2. We want this to be an open forum where people will not be afraid to post their comments in a considerate manner, but this is not the debate club. The topic here is Down syndrome.

3. This board does not allow sales posts. We are tolerant of companies answering questions as long as you don't make it a blatant sales pitch for your product.

4. Moderators generously volunteer their time to help monitor this site, and they deserve our respect for the decisions they make about which posts to censor or remove. They also have authority to issue warnings when they feel any member has broken the spirit of these rules. A person who manages to receive multiple warnings will be banned.