down syndrome

Explains the nature, causes, symptoms, and treatment of Down syndrome, describing how the condition affects four people and their families.

Tells the story of Penelope, a girl who has Down syndrome, her growth and development, and how she and her family are affected by her condition.

Advice for parents about what to expect from their children regarding speech and language development.

Explains a reading program that may be used to teach children with Down syndrome to read, providing background information, advice on how to get started, reading units, and references.

Presents a comprehensive manual for teaching fine motor skills to children with Down Syndrome and shows them how to develop such tasks as cutting with scissors, holding a pencil, and using a computer.

Offers a comprehensive overview of a child's language needs from kindergarten through middle school and explains how the communication problems associated with Down syndrome impact those needs, with practical suggestions designed to help teachers deal with those challenges and meet their students' needs.

Presents guidelines and illustrated instructions for over one hundred activities designed to help Down syndrome children, from infant through age six, maximize the development of their gross motor skills.

Offers advice to parents and professionals on how to promote healthy lifestyles in people with Down syndrome, from infants to young adults, discussing early eating and feeding and the connection between nutrition and Down syndrome, providing strategies for teaching healthy choices, and including learning activities.

Four friends' association with a mentally handicapped boy with supernatural abilities leaves them with special gifts that come in handy when they unite as adults for an annual hunting trip in Maine and find themselves in the middle of an alien invasion.

A boy with Down Syndrome helps his parents and grandparents get ready for the birth of his baby sister and chooses the perfect name for her.