Down Syndrome Support Groups

BACH’s parent support group meetings provide a support system for families, giving parent’s the emotional and educational assistance they need in dealing with the hard choices and everyday challenges that come with raising a child with special needs.

The Parent and Professional Support Group for children with Down Syndrome was developed in February of 2007 and has served 14 unduplicated caregivers to date. The meetings are held at the BACH facility in Angleton once a month on Monday evenings. Refer to the BACH Calendar for upcoming meeting dates and times—must register to attend!

In addition to the Professional and Parent Support Groups, BACH offers childcare for parents during the meeting times, referred to as our “Therapy Play Group” for children with special needs and their siblings. This play group allows the children to engage in sensory rich activities while the parents are networking and receiving valuable information in the support group meeting.

Occasionally, when parents attending do not have any particular topics they feel need to be addressed that given month, we have a “Play Date” instead of a formal meeting. At our Play Dates the parents and children get great mommy/daddy-and-me time together in our Integration Station clinic, while still visiting and networking with other parents and children facing the same daily struggles.

Please see our links page for additional resources on Down Syndrome.