[HokieMom]

I volunteer at Jill's House, a ministry that provides overnight care for children and teens with special needs. I've noticed that the older Down Syndrome teens love those portable DVD players and love DVD’s geared for pre-schoolers. You might check to see if she has one. They run about $100 and if she has one — I'd suggest some DVD’s. I remember one of the guests there especially loved Teletubbies.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Music is one of the things I’ve researched they like. I ordered an inexpensive “iPod Shuffle” and downloaded my wife’s 239 purchased country music songs on it, we think she likes that music.

Actually a very expensive gift @ $1.29 a song but it’s free now on whatever player we put it on and this iPod is only $40 so if she loses it we can replace it inexpensively.

I was looking for an additional present just so she has other things to unrap.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Music is good.An MP3 can be purchased for $25 to $30. Songs cost more. Maybe an AM FM Radio with a headset. Perhaps a small box of Ferro Rocher chocolates would be good. (Hard candy rots the teeth.) I bought some at Aldi.