Down Syndrome-schooling For The Children In Thailand

[Lenny36]

I have a son with Down syndrome and I've been a volunteer teacher at his school to secure him a mainstream education.

Through our work The Foundation school is willing to take on all Downs children for an inclusive education.

A mainstream education is vital for Down syndrome children, but not the norm. here in Thailand.

We are on the Rayong/Chanthaburi border in Nayai Am. The school is free to all and takes children from 3-18 years. If you have a Downs Child in our area, please contact us, we can help you, it'll cost you nothing.

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Edited February 8, 2010 by bina
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[parryhandy]

Good luck with that, it is something that is much needed here. My wifes sister has a down syndrome son who even without any education is not as stupid as people give him credit for. All he does is watch tv 24/7. With a decent education I think he would have been pretty normal.

He managed to run away 1 day to the big city (he likes pizza). He managed to board the train from the village and make it to Khon Kaen on his own. We had channel 7 round to interview the inlaws to appeal to anybody who might have seen him and luckly he was found by a Thai with a similar afflicted child and safely returned.

It is amusing to go out with him sometimes as he unknowingly gets away with treating officialdom not to seriously and because of his obvious condition gets away with it.

The main fear of the family is someone will not realise his condition one day and he ends up being seriously hurt. Anyway he is well looked after by the family who are good people and the fact the mother lives and works in Sweden (and sends money) helps as well.

[Lenny36]

Good luck with that, it is something that is much needed here. My wifes sister has a down syndrome son who even without any education is not as stupid as people give him credit for. All he does is watch tv 24/7. With a decent education I think he would have been pretty normal.

He managed to run away 1 day to the big city (he likes pizza). He managed to board the train from the village and make it to Khon Kaen on his own. We had channel 7 round to interview the inlaws to appeal to anybody who might have seen him and luckly he was found by a Thai with a similar afflicted child and safely returned.

It is amusing to go out with him sometimes as he unknowingly gets away with treating officialdom not to seriously and because of his obvious condition gets away with it.

The main fear of the family is someone will not realise his condition one day and he ends up being seriously hurt. Anyway he is well looked after by the family who are good people and the fact the mother lives and works in Sweden (and sends money) helps as well.

Thanks for your post. Early intervention and education in a mainstream school makes a world of difference to a Down syndrome child. Sadly that's not a common occurrence in Thailand.