JDS council was held in May	p.3
Forest study tour “Forest of Taiyo Seimei” took place in May in fresh green	p.4
<cover story> My son grew up by overcoming one of his weaknesses	p.6
(newspaper article) “Furoshiki”, Japanese wrapping cloth, originates “Kizuna”, ties: Shoko Kanazawa, calligrapher with Down Syndrome contributed her works of calligraphy	p.8
(reprint) feature article “update of education for people/children with Down syndrome” (4): practices in supporting children with Down Syndrome studying in ordinary classes and some issues <Sadako Taguchi, special lecturer, Tokyo Gakugei University>	p.10
JDS Homepage has been entirely renewed	p.13
Enjoying life at my pace <Hiroko and Hikari Ogino, Tokyo>	p.14
(Infant Development Consultation No.203) Introduction of infant development consultation staff <Teruko Saisho, Junko Honma, Yuko Niino>	p.16
The 17th gathering of brothers and sisters of children/people with Down Syndrome (Clover: happiness for all) Valuable opportunity to have communication among children in the same situation <Miyo Honma, volunteer>	p.18
About process of supporting decision making in writing the speech of JDS’s appeal	p.19
2012 summer seminar on education of handicapped children organized by Kodomo no Shiro	p.20
You are invited to be on the top page of JDS News!	p.20
(Medical advice)	p.21
(Adulthood issues) The 7th Seminar on adulthood issues to take place in August	p.21
Message from the Directors: May	p.22
Notes from the Office: May	p.22
Notes from the Office: April	p.22
Information Corner	p.23
*for the cover story, read the family’s account on pages six and seven.

JDS News, July 2012, comments on cover page

Masaki Ikeda (5 years old, Saitama) finally got used to the glasses he was annoyed with for a long time, enjoying bubbles with his father Hideo