The Down's Syndrome Handbook / A Practical Guide for Parents and Carers
- Revised
- 2004
- 166
This book goes beyond the average introduction to Down's syndrome and addresses the questions, practical or otherwise, that parents will often find themselves asking, offering information and advice on a wide variety of issues. Acknowledgements, Preface, Introduction, What is Down's Syndrome, Incidence and Risk of Recurrence and Antenatal Diagnosis, Hearing the News, Help with the Baby, Medical Aspects of Down's Syndrome, Going to School, Progress at School, Growing Up and Adult Life, Hopes and Fears, Growing Up with Down's Syndrome in the 21st Century, Glossary, About the Down's Syndrome Association and Its Mission, Useful Addresses, Websites, Further Reading, Index.