Authors: Susan Buckley, Monica Cuskelly, Anne Jobling
ISBN-13: 9781861562302, ISBN-10: 1861562306
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: December 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
This book promotes a positive message for people with Down syndrome across the world. Living with Down Syndrome is a positive experience for the majority of children and adults with Down syndrome, and for their families. Of course there are difficulties to be faced, but quality of life, from infancy to old age, is determined more by the quality of healthcare, education and social inclusion offered to individuals, than by the developmental difficulties that are associated with Down syndrome.
The aim of this book is to bring the latest information on research and good practice to families, practitioners and policy makers in order improve the services available to individuals with Down syndrome in all countries.
List of contributors | ||
Preface | ||
Ch. 1 | Beyond the myths: representing people with Down syndrome | 2 |
Ch. 2 | Learning in young children with Down syndrome: public perceptions, empirical evidence | 18 |
Ch. 3 | Self-regulation in children and young people with Down syndrome | 28 |
Ch. 4 | What matters most? A reflection on a quarter century of early childhood intervention | 41 |
Ch. 5 | Making inclusion work: improving educational outcomes for students with Down syndrome in the regular classroom | 54 |
Ch. 6 | Cognitive development and education: perspectives on Down syndrome from a twenty-year research programme | 66 |
Ch. 7 | Broadening approaches to literacy education for young adults with Down syndrome | 81 |
Ch. 8 | Numeracy and money management skills in young adults with Down syndrome | 93 |
Ch. 9 | Life styles of adults with Down syndrome living at home | 109 |
Ch. 10 | Some studies involving individuals with Down syndrome and their relevance to a quality of life model | 121 |
Ch. 11 | From autonomy to work placement | 139 |
Ch. 12 | An appreciative inquiry about adults with Down syndrome | 149 |
Ch. 13 | Multiple perspectives of family life | 159 |
Ch. 14 | Verbal-motor behaviour in persons with Down syndrome | 175 |
Ch. 15 | Creating positive lifestyles for people with Down syndrome in developing countries | 195 |
Index | 211 |