Down syndrome across the life span / edited by Monica Cuskelly, Anne Jobling and Susan Buckley.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

World Congress on Down Syndrome, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Cuskelly, Monica.

Jobling, Anne.

Buckley, Sue.

Conference Name:

World Congress on Down Syndrome (7th : 2000 : Sydney, N.S.W.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Down syndrome.

Down syndrome--Patients--Medical care.

Down syndrome--Congresses.

People with mental disabilities--Congresses.

People with mental disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Whurr Publishers, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, pra

Contents:

Down Syndrome across the Life Span; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Section 1 Views of self; Chapter 1 Beyond the myths: representing people with Down syndrome; Section 2 Motivation, learning and self-regulation in young children; Chapter 2 Learning in young children with Down syndrome: public perceptions, empirical evidence; Chapter 3 Self-regulation in children and young people with Down syndrome; Section 3 Educational provision; Chapter 4 What matters most? A reflection on a quarter century of early childhood intervention

Chapter 5 Making inclusion work: improving educational outcomes for students with Down syndrome in the regular classroomSection 4 Learning and education; Chapter 6 Cognitive development and education: perspectives on Down syndrome from a twenty-year research programme; Chapter 7 Broadening approaches to literacy education for young adults with Down syndrome; Chapter 8 Numeracy and money management skills in young adults with Down syndrome; Section 5 Adult Life; Chapter 9 Life styles of adults with Down syndrome living at home

Chapter 10 Some studies involving individuals with Down syndrome and their relevance to a quality of life modelChapter 11 From autonomy to work placement; Section 6 Families; Chapter 12 An appreciative inquiry about adults with Down syndrome; Chapter 13 Multiple perspectives of family life; Section 7 Verbal-motor behaviour; Chapter 14 Verbalmotor behaviour in persons with Down syndrome; Section 8 Service development; Chapter 15 Creating positive lifestyles for people with Down syndrome in developing countries; Index

Notes:

"The 7th World Congress on Down syndrome was held in Sydney, Australia, in March 2000"-- Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612138324

9781282138322

1282138324

9780470777985

0470777982

9780470777886

0470777885

9780585485379

0585485372

OCLC:

608624325