Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome: Toward a Brighter Future Book

	About the Authors
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	From Parent to Parent	1
2	A Brief History of Down Syndrome	9
3	Exploring the Causes of Down Syndrome	17
4	Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetic Counseling	29
5	A Child with Down Syndrome Is Born	41
6	Physical Features of the Child	51
7	Medical Concerns and Health Issues	59
8	Treatment Approaches	75
9	What to Expect as Your Child Develops	83
10	Feeding the Young Child	97
11	Early Developmental Stimulation	105
12	Stimulating the Child's Gross Motor Development	117
13	Fine Motor Skills and Play: The Road to Cognitive Learning	141
14	Raising a Child with Down Syndrome	157
15	Developing Communication Skills	169
16	Preschool and Kindergarten: A Time of Enlightenment and Achievement	191
17	Education from Childhood Through Adolescence	203
18	Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood	237
19	Recreation: Key to a More Fulfilling Quality to Community Life	247
20	Working in the Community Through Supported Employment: It's All About Choices	271
21	Does Parenting Ever End? Experiences of Parents of Adults with Down Syndrome	293
22	Biomedical Research and the Future of Down Syndrome	303
	Epilogue	321
	Index	323