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Publisher
SciELO – Editora FIOCRUZ
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 online resource (175 pages)
Language
Portuguese
Description
A history of stories about people with Down syndrome, produced with scientific and methodological rigor, but written with the clarity and sensitivity that the theme requires: this work identifies culturally produced images and meanings that reveal how, based on biomedical discourse, society relates to people who bear the marks of Down syndrome, according to what is conventionally defined as 'normal' and 'pathological', as 'same' or 'same' and 'different'...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Follows a girl and her friend as they describe the day-to-day activities they do together, despite the fact that one of them has down syndrome. Provides information on this learning disorder and how to cope with it and features a glossary and further reading sources.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Follows a girl and her friend as they describe the day-to-day activities they do together, despite the fact that one of them has Down syndrome. Provides information on this learning disorder and how to cope with it and features a glossary.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Kids with Down syndrome brings together parents and professionals from the United States, England, Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand to give an up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the health and social challenges in the years from walking to adolescence"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 viewer's guide.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Kumin illuminates the most common difficulties underlying speech intelligibility problems in Down Syndrome. Also included is information about how to address speech intelligibility issues in a Down Syndrome child's IEP.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
352 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Based on more than 60 personal interviews and supported by scholarly research, this book shows the varied attitudes and approaches that make up the rich experience of living with disability in a changing society. Covering Down syndrome from conception to old age, this historical analysis touches upon a variety of themes, including education, friendship, health, recreation, sexuality, employment, and independence. This moving, partly autobiographical...
Author
Series
Publisher
Woodbine House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Third edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
The popular book, Fine Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome is now available in a completely revised third edition. The author, an occupational therapist and parent of an adult with Down syndrome, describes how the characteristics of Down syndrome can impact the acquisition and progression of fine motor skills. She presents a thorough overview of the building blocks of fine motor development, from infancy through to adulthood. Throughout the...
12) Early communication skills for children with down syndrome: a guide for parents and professionals
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Newly revised and updated, this compassionate and authoritative guide is based on Libby Kumin's thirty years of experience of working with children and adolescents with Down syndrome and their families. Dr Kumin draws on her vast experience to show parents how they can support and encourage their child's speech and language development from birth to age 6 (or when a child can form 2- to 3-word sentences). Parents and teachers learn how to work through...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xvi, 148 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this inspiring memoir, David Egan tells his own story, authentically describing a life of maximizing his abilities, as he advocates for himself and for all other people with disabilities. This book is yet another first in a life that has seen many firsts, a life buoyed by an optimistic perspective that refuses to be limited by stereotypes and the low expectations of others"--
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