Downs Children: The Story of Roland - Softcover

Robert Anderson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903065739 ISBN 13: 9781903065730

Publisher: Zambezi Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

This is the story of enduring love, sad and happy times with Roland, his parents Robert and Pat, their families, close friends and many people in various care-related organisations. Their combined efforts contributed significantly to the challenging task of raising a Downs Syndrome child all the way from birth into a surprisingly independent adult.

Robert offers information about the organisations that helped Roland, and sources of guidance about caring for children and young people with Downs Syndrome. He shows that having a child with such problems isn't always easy, but neither is it the end of the world.

This book would be useful to anyone who works with Downs children and adults, or to families who find themselves in the same position that Robert and Pat were in after Roland was born.

About this title

About the Author

Both from North London originally, Robert and Pat met and married in the early 1970s. Launching into family life straightaway, Robert and Pat had two boys together in quick succession, the second of whom - Roland - was born in 1976 with Downs Syndrome.This book tells the story of Roland's upbringing, a 44-year caring marathon that had its joys and rewards but also taxed his parents' emotional and physical resources to their limits.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zambezi Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903065739
• ISBN 13: 9781903065730
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 126