Down syndrome across the life-span / edited by Monica Cuskelly, Anne Jobling, and Susan Buckley.

This book promotes a positive message for people with Down syndrome across the world. Living with Down Syndrome is a positive experience for the majority of children and adults with Down syndrome, and for their families. Of course there are difficulties to be faced, but quality of life, from infancy...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Corporate Author: World Congress on Down Syndrome Sydney, N.S.W.
Other Authors: Cuskelly, Monica, Jobling, Anne, Buckley, Sue
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Whurr, 2002.
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Summary:This book promotes a positive message for people with Down syndrome across the world. Living with Down Syndrome is a positive experience for the majority of children and adults with Down syndrome, and for their families. Of course there are difficulties to be faced, but quality of life, from infancy to old age, is determined more by the quality of healthcare, education and social inclusion offered to individuals, than by the developmental difficulties that are associated with Down syndrome. The aim of this book is to bring the latest information on research and good practice to families, pract.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 219 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0585485372
9780585485379
0470777982
9780470777985
9780470770634
0470770635
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.