Title A parent's guide to Down syndrome : toward a brighter future / by Siegfried M. Pueschel, with invited contributors

Edition Revised edition Published Baltimore, MD : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., [2001] ©2001

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MELB	616.858842 Pue/Pgt 2001		AVAILABLE

Description xiv, 338 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Contents 1. From Parent to Parent / Claire D. Canning -- 2. A Brief History of Down Syndrome / Siegfried M. Pueschel -- 3. Exploring the Causes of Down Syndrome / Siegfried M. Pueschel -- 4. Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetic Counseling / Siegfried M. Pueschel -- 5. A Child with Down Syndrome Is Born / Ann Murphy -- 6. Physical Features of the Child / Siegfried M. Pueschel -- 7. Medical Concerns and Health Issues / Siegfried M. Pueschel -- 8. Treatment Approaches / Siegfried M. Pueschel -- 9. What to Expect as Your Child Develops / Claire D. Canning and Siegfried M. Pueschel -- 10. Feeding the Young Child / Elizabeth Zausmer and Siegfried M. Pueschel -- 11. Early Developmental Stimulation / Elizabeth Zausmer -- 12. Stimulating the Child's Gross Motor Development / Elizabeth Zausmer -- 13. Fine Motor Skills and Play: The Road to Cognitive Learning / Elizabeth Zausmer -- 14. Raising a Child with Down Syndrome / Ann Murphy -- 15. Developing Communication Skills / DeAnna Horstmeier -- 16. Preschool and Kindergarten: A Time of Enlightenment and Achievement / Claire D. Canning and Siegfried M. Pueschel -- 17. Education from Childhood Through Adolescence / H. D. Bud Fredericks -- 18. Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood / Jean P. Edwards -- 19. Recreation: Key to a More Fulfilling Quality to Community Life / John E. Rynders -- 20. Working in the Community Through Supported Employment: It's All About Choices / Darlene D. Unger -- 21. Does Parenting Ever End? Experiences of Parents of Adults with Down Syndrome / Dorothy Robison, Marty Wyngaarden Krauss and Marsha Mailick Seltzer -- 22. Biomedical Research and the Future of Down Syndrome / Alberto C. S. Costa -- Epilogue / Siegfired M. Pueschel Summary This book will prepare people for the challenge of Down Syndrome and enable them to help their children by covering such areas as health, schooling, living in the wider community and the stages from infancy to to adulthood. It includes updates in legisaltion and new developments in the biomedical field Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Down syndrome -- Popular works. Down syndrome. Down Syndrome. LC no. 00062153 ISBN 1557664528

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