down syndrome

When her adult daughter with Down syndrome, Chloe, begins to have a relationship with Thomas, another mentally challenged person, Alicia Richards prepares herself to help Chloe through the moments of heartbreak and joy that this new stage in her life will bring.

The author of the popular blog Enjoying the Small Things interweaves lyrical prose and stunning four-color photography as she recounts the story of the first year of her daughter Nella--who has Down syndrome--and celebrates the beauty found in the unexpected, the strength of a mother's love, and, ultimately, the amazing power of perspective.

Tells the story of Greg and Tierney Fairchild's experiences after learning the baby they were expecting had a heart defect related to Down syndrome, discussing how they reached their decision to continue the pregnancy, and following the infant Naia through her heart surgery, physical therapy, and happy early life.

Victoria, a little girl with Down Syndrome, goes to visit Brazil with her mother and learns many things about the country while meeting new friends and relatives.

Promising to keep his mother's secret, eighteen-year-old Will moves into a house for people with disabilities, falls in love with a young Gypsy woman, and learns to assert his own identity and independence.

Lexi's younger brother Ben, who has Down's syndrome, becomes the victim of bullies, and while at school Lexi sees her friends tormented by two new students who are bullies, one male and one female.

Simple text and photographs of children with developmental and mental disabilities introduce the letters of the alphabet as well as sign language hand motions for each one.

This book describes Down syndrome and contains a story in which a young girl befriends a child with the condition.

Thirteen-year-old Delrita, whose unhappy life has caused her to hide from the world, loves her uncle Punky but sometimes feels ashamed of his behavior because he has Down's syndrome.