The Down's Syndrome Handbook: A Practical Guide for Parents and Carers - Softcover

Downs Syndrome Association; Newton, Dr Richard

 
9780091884307: The Down's Syndrome Handbook: A Practical Guide for Parents and Carers

Synopsis

Combining medical knowledge with sympathetic common sense, this completely updated comprehensive handbook offers help and advice to all parents and carers of children with Down's syndrome, and shows them how to help their children flourish and reach their full potential. Written in association with the Down's Syndrome Association, this book goes beyond the average introduction to Down's syndrome and addresses the questions, practical or otherwise, that parents will often find themselves asking, and also offers information and advice on a wide variety of related issues, including:--current medical knowledge about the condition--advice on the special care of babies and young children--education and training--emotional and sexual development--integration into society

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About the Author

Dr Richard Newton is Director of Clinical Services at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. He has a son with Down's syndrome.

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Combining medical knowledge with common sense, this handbook offers help and advice to all parents and caregivers of children with Down s Syndrome, written by a doctor and father of a Downs Syndrome child in association with the Down s Syndrome Association in Britain.

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ISBN 10:  0091815096 ISBN 13:  9780091815097
Publisher: Vermilion, 1997
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