| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 473 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Understanding self-determination / Thomas Nerney -- Economic independence and inclusion / Michael Morris -- Playing the housing "game" : people with Down Syndrome and their families can have more control when it comes to housing / Kathleen H. McGinley -- Having a life / John Peter Illarramendi, Jeffery Mattson, and Mia Peterson -- Follow your dreams / Chris Burke -- Life after high school / Joshua G. O'Neill -- A vision for the twenty-first century : a blueprint for change / Stephanie Smith Lee -- The gifts of Down Syndrome : some thoughts for new parent / Martha Beck -- A personal account / Siegfried M. Pueschel -- Being a dad : as I know it / Thomas J. O'Neill -- The sibling relationship : attending to the needs of the other children in the family / Susan P. Levine -- The special needs program : estate planning for families with children with disabilities / David A. Weingarten -- Pediatric health update on Down Syndrome / Len Leshin -- The goal and opportunity of physical therapy for children with Down Syndrome / Patricia C. Winders -- Behavioral concerns in persons with Down Syndrome / Bonnie Patterson -- Life issues of adolescents and adults with Down Syndrome / Dennis E. McGuire and Brian A. Chicoine -- Health care guidelines for individuals with Down Syndrome : 1999 revision / William I. Cohen -- Sequencing of chromosome 21 : the Human Genome Project / David Patterson -- Nonconventional therapies for Down Syndrome : a review and framework for decision making / W. Carl Cooley -- The genetic origins of cognition and heart disease in Down Syndrome / Julie R. Korenberg ... [et al.] -- The origin and etiology of trisomy / Terry Hassold and Stephanie Sherman -- Building relationships/social and sexual development / Leslie Walker Hirsch -- Food, feeding, and family : on the road to healthy lifestyles / Joan E. Medlen -- Down Syndrome and autistic spectrum disorders / George T. Capone -- Inclusion : welcoming, valuing, and supporting the diverse learning needs of all students in shared general education environments / Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline Thousand -- Positive behavioral supports : creative supportive environments at home, in schools, and in the community / Hank Edmondson and Ann Turnbull -- Postsecondary education / Phyllis Jacks -- Assistive technology and developmental disabilities / Joseph F. Wallace -- Starting out : speech and language intervention for infants and toddlers with Down Syndrome / Libby Kumin -- Maximizing speech and language in children and adolescents with Down Syndrome / Libby Kumin -- Liberation from traditional reading and math teaching methods and measurements / Patricia Logan Oelwein -- Turning the vision into reality / Andrea Lack. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Down syndrome.
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Down Syndrome -- rehabilitation.
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Community Mental Health Services -- trends.
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Education, Special -- trends.
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Interpersonal Relations.
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Patient Advocacy -- trends.
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Patient Participation -- trends.
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| Added Author |
Cohen, William I.
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Nadel, Lynn.
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Madnick, Myra E.
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| ISBN |
0471461229 electronic bk. |
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9780471461227 electronic bk. |
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