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Welcome to D.A.D.S. We’ve come a long way Baby!

Posted on by Joe Meares on Thursday, Feb 21, 2008

Joe Meares

As we approach the 6th anniversary of the first D.A.D.S. meeting (May, 2002), I think it’s important to look at history. While Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome, to my knowledge, is the first organized, father-specific group in the “BIG” Down syndrome community, we are almost 50 years behind the FIRST Down syndrome support group.

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