Brian G. Skotko, M.D., M.P.P., is a physician at Children's Hospital Boston and Boston Medical Center. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress and has co-facilitated brothers-and-sisters workshops at conferences for the National Down Syndrome Congress and National Down Syndrome Society. He has a sister with Down syndrome.
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What the other children are thinking: Brothers and sisters of persons with Down syndrome†
Article first published online: 5 JUL 2006
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30101
Copyright © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics
Special Issue: Current Perspectives on Down Syndrome: Selected Medical and Social Issues
Volume 142C, Issue 3, pages 180–186, 15 August 2006
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Skotko, B. G. and Levine, S. P. (2006), What the other children are thinking: Brothers and sisters of persons with Down syndrome. Am. J. Med. Genet., 142C: 180–186. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30101
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How to cite this article: Skotko BG, Levine SP. 2006. What the other children are thinking: Brothers and sisters of persons with Down syndrome. Am J Med Genet Part C Semin Med Genet 142C:180–186.
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Brian G. Skotko, M.D., M.P.P., is a physician at Children's Hospital Boston and Boston Medical Center. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress and has co-facilitated brothers-and-sisters workshops at conferences for the National Down Syndrome Congress and National Down Syndrome Society. He has a sister with Down syndrome.
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Levine has a master's degree in child development and family relations from the University of Connecticut. She is a social worker with Family Resource Associates, Inc., in Shrewsbury, NJ, where she runs monthly support groups for brothers and sisters of children with disabilities. She frequently speaks for parent groups and has co-facilitated brothers-and-sisters workshops at conferences for the National Down Syndrome Society.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 20 JUL 2006
- Article first published online: 5 JUL 2006
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- National Down Syndrome Society
- National Down Syndrome Congress
- Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress
- Family Resource Associates, Inc
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