Perspectives on diseases and disorders
Subtitle: Down syndrome
By: Dawn Laney, book editor.
Contributors: Laney, Dawn.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Perspectives on diseases & disorders
Publisher: Gale/CENGAGE Learning
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780737740257
Subjects: Down syndrome -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Other titles: Down syndrome
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-125) and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining Down syndrome / Rosalyn S. Carson-DeWitt and Bryan R. Cobb; title: Causes of Down syndrome / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; title: The past, present, and future of Down syndrome / Blythe G. Crissman ... [et al.]; title: Medical care and therapies for people with Down syndrome / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; title: Recent advances in research may lead to new therapies / Carey Goldberg; title: Prenatal testing for Down syndrome provides powerful knowledge to parents / Jose C. Florez; title: Prenatal testing should not be biased toward abortion / Patricia E. Bauer; title: Most children with Down syndrome should be educated in integrated classrooms / National Down Syndrome Society; title: Mainstreaming does not meet the social needs of all children with Down syndrome / Amy Dockser Marcus; title: Sterilization should be an option for Down syndrome individuals / Hoangmai H. Pham and Barron H. Lerner; title: Sterilization takes away basic human rights / Disabled Peoples' International; title: I am a person with lots of plans / Eleanor Bailey; title: I am like other teens / Melissa Riggio and Rachel Buchholz; title: An unexpected blessing / John C. McGinley, with Lori Berger; title: My child has unlimited potential / Sue Mayer; title: My brother Jacob is special / Sarah Baltisberger.