Reviews for Down syndrome

The average rating for Down syndrome based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-01-12 00:00:00 Chey Collura In 2000, the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), based in the USA, held its national conference in Washington DC. Many topics were then discussed by a wide array of various advocates and experts, all gathered as articles in this book which read like 'a comprehensive survey' of the Down Syndrome landscape back then. Housing, finance, care, education, health... It's all eons away from the paternalistic approach of the previous decades, and, focuses instead on bringing suggestions to help better empower those affected. It was ok. The thing is, it's specifically about the situation in the USA during the 1990s; and being in the UK twenty years later, I for one didn't find much of it relevant. It's also very heavy on legislations, which makes for a dull read if you are not a researcher (I am sure parents and people concerned can get more suitable legal help elsewhere). The chapters on biology are very technical too. Testimonies of parents and individuals with Down Syndrome themselves surely make for powerful and blunt arguments; but, again, the same views, experiences, and perspectives have been published elsewhere by others. In a word, the authors gathered here are all academic experts, and it shows! I think this will appeal more to researchers (legal, medical) than the general public.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-14 00:00:00 Gregory Cohen I didn't read it from front to back, but read a good majority of it to find information for a paper. It was very informative and actually much easier to read than I thought it would be!