Down Syndrome Across the Life Span

Copyright © 2002 Whurr Publishers

Down Syndrome Across the Life Span

Editor(s): Monica Cuskelly, Anne Jobling, Susan Buckley

Published Online: 25 FEB 2008

Print ISBN: 9781861562302

Online ISBN: 9780470777886

DOI: 10.1002/9780470777886

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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, practitioners and policy makers in order improve the services available to individuals with Down syndrome in all countries.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xv)

  2. Part 1: Views of Self

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      Introduction (page 1)

    2. Chapter 1

      Beyond the Myths: Representing People with Down Syndrome (pages 2–15)

      Jan Gothard

  3. Part 2: Motivation, Learning and Self-Regulation in Young Children

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      Introduction (pages 16–17)

    2. Chapter 2

      Learning in Young Children with Down Syndrome: Public Perceptions, Empirical Evidence (pages 18–27)

      Jennifer G Wishart

    3. Chapter 3

      Self-Regulation in Children and Young People with Down Syndrome (pages 28–39)

      Sheila Glenn and Cliff Cunningham

  4. Part 3: Eductional Provision

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      Introduction (page 40)

    2. Chapter 4

      What Matters Most? A Reflection on a Quarter Century of Early Childhood Intervention (pages 41–53)

      Robin Treloar and Susan Cairns

    3. Chapter 5

      Making Inclusion Work: Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Down Syndrome in the Regular Classroom (pages 54–63)

      Loretta R. Glorcelli

  5. Part 4: Learning and Education

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      Introduction (pages 64–65)

    2. Chapter 6

      Cognitive Development and Education: Perspectives on Down Syndrome from a Twenty-Year Research Programme (pages 66–80)

      Sue Buckley and Gillian Bird

    3. Chapter 7

      Broadening Approaches to Literacy Education for Young Adults with Down Syndrome (pages 81–92)

      Christina E. van Kraayenoord, Karen B. Moni, Anne Lobling and Kim Ziebarth

    4. Chapter 8

      Numeracy and Money Management Skills in Young Adults with Down Syndrome (pages 93–106)

      Sandra Bochner, Lynne Outhred, Moira Pieterse and Laaya Bashash

  6. Part 5: Adult life

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      Introduction (pages 107–108)

    2. Chapter 9

      Life Styles of Adults with Down Syndrome Living at Home (pages 109–120)

      Anne Jobling and Monica Cuskelly

    3. Chapter 10

      Some Studies Involving Individuals with Down Syndrome and their Relevance to a Quality of Life Model (pages 121–138)

      Verity Bottroff, Roy Brown, Eddie Bullitis, Vicky Duffield, John Grantley, Margaret Kyrkou and Judy Thornley

    4. Chapter 11

      From Autonomy to Work Placement (pages 139–146)

      Anna Contardi

  7. Part 6: Families

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      Introduction (pages 147–148)

    2. Chapter 12

      An Appreciative Inquiry about Adults with Down Syndrome (pages 149–158)

      Susanne Muirhead

    3. Chapter 13

      Multiple Perspectives of Family Life (pages 159–173)

      Monica Cuskelly, Anne Jobling, David Chant, Anna Bower and Alan Hayes

  8. Part 7: Verbal-Motor Behaviour

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      Introduction (page 174)

    2. Chapter 14

      Verbal-Motor Behaviour in Persons with Down Syndrome (pages 175–193)

      Brian K. V. Maraj, Shannon D. Robertson, Timothy N. Welsh, Daniel J. Weeks, Romeo Chua, Matthew Heath, Eric A. Roy, Dominic A. Simon, Harold Weinberg and Digby Elliott

  9. Part 8: Service development

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      Introduction (page 194)

    2. Chapter 15

      Creating Positive Lifestyles for People with Down Syndrome in Developing Countries (pages 195–209)

      Roy McConkey

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      Index (pages 211–219)

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