Perspectives on diseases and disorders Down syndrome Dawn Laney, book editor.
Series Perspectives on diseases & disordersDetalles de publicación: Detroit Gale/CENGAGE Learning c2008.Edición: 1st edDescripción: 128 p. ill. 24 cmISBN:- 9780737740257
- 0737740256
- Down syndrome
- 616.858842 P4675 22
- RJ506.D68 P447 2008
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Down syndrome is the most commonly occurring chromosomal condition. Approximately 6,000 babies are born with it each year in America. This guidebook provides essential information on Down Syndrome, but also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes, and first-person narratives by people coping with Down Syndrome. Patients, family members, or caregivers explain the condition from their own experience. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Essential to anyone trying to learn about diseases and conditions, the alternative treatments are explored. Student researchers and readers will find this book easily accessible through its careful and conscientious editing and a thorough introduction to each essay.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-125) and index.
Defining Down syndrome / Rosalyn S. Carson-DeWitt and Bryan R. Cobb -- Causes of Down syndrome / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development -- The past, present, and future of Down syndrome / Blythe G. Crissman ... [et al.] -- Medical care and therapies for people with Down syndrome / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development -- Recent advances in research may lead to new therapies / Carey Goldberg -- Prenatal testing for Down syndrome provides powerful knowledge to parents / Jose C. Florez -- Prenatal testing should not be biased toward abortion / Patricia E. Bauer -- Most children with Down syndrome should be educated in integrated classrooms / National Down Syndrome Society -- Mainstreaming does not meet the social needs of all children with Down syndrome / Amy Dockser Marcus -- Sterilization should be an option for Down syndrome individuals / Hoangmai H. Pham and Barron H. Lerner -- Sterilization takes away basic human rights / Disabled Peoples' International -- I am a person with lots of plans / Eleanor Bailey -- I am like other teens / Melissa Riggio and Rachel Buchholz -- An unexpected blessing / John C. McGinley, with Lori Berger -- My child has unlimited potential / Sue Mayer -- My brother Jacob is special / Sarah Baltisberger.
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- Introduction(p. 7)
- Chapter 1 Understanding Down Syndrome
- 1 Defining Down Syndrome(p. 13)
- 2 Causes of Down Syndrome(p. 20)
- 3 The Past, Present, and Future of Down Syndrome(p. 26)
- 4 Medical Care and Therapies for People with Down Syndrome(p. 33)
- 5 Recent Advances in Research May Lead to New Therapies(p. 42)
- Chapter 2 Controversies in Down Syndrome
- 1 Prenatal Testing for Down Syndrome Provides Powerful Knowledge to Parents(p. 48)
- 2 Prenatal Testing Should Not Be Biased Toward Abortion(p. 52)
- 3 Most Children with Down Syndrome Should Be Educated in Integrated Classrooms(p. 58)
- 4 Mainstreaming Does Not Meet the Social Needs of All Children with Down Syndrome(p. 68)
- 5 Sterilization Should Be an Option for Down Syndrome Individuals(p. 78)
- 6 Sterilization Takes Away Basic Human Rights(p. 88)
- Chapter 3 Personal Perspectives on Down Syndrome
- 1 I Am a Person with Lots of Plans(p. 93)
- 2 I Am Like Other Teens(p. 97)
- 3 An Unexpected Blessing(p. 101)
- 4 My Child Has Unlimited Potential(p. 106)
- 5 My Brother Jacob Is Special(p. 112)
- Glossary(p. 114)
- Chronology(p. 116)
- Organizations to Contact(p. 120)
- For Further Reading(p. 123)
- Index(p. 126)