Down Syndrome
Mark Selikowitz(Author)
Oxford Paperbacks (Publisher)
Published on 1. February 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-19-261901-3 (ISBN)
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Description
Using his experience of children with Downs syndrome, the author offers advise on health checks, alternative treatments, how to cope with bringing children up at home and the future decisions of work and children. There are chapters on the cause of Downs syndrome, antenatal diagnosis, development, health and education. There are chapters giving advice on behaviour management and coping with the reactions of family members and friends.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
14 line drawings, 10 half-tones, bibliography, index
ISBN-13
978-0-19-261901-3 (9780192619013)
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Mark Selikowitz
Down Syndrome
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05/1997
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press
€18.57
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Content
The first days are the hardest; coping with family and friends; what is Downs syndrome?; how Down syndrome comes about; your child's development; your child's health; the heart; your child's behaviour; a guide to services; assessment; early intervention and the preschool years; which school?; adolescence; adulthood; controversial treatments; future pregnancies.