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Summary
The ailments and conditions that afflict people today can be confusing, disturbing, and painful-both emotionally and physically. The Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers and researchers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest about treatment and prevention. All volumes in the series include primary and secondary viewpoints, bibliographies, detailed indexes, and lists of organizations to contact for additional information. Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 7 |
| Understanding Down Syndrome | |
| Defining Down Syndrome | p. 13 |
| Causes of Down Syndrome | p. 20 |
| The Past, Present, and Future of Down Syndrome | p. 26 |
| Medical Care and Therapies for People with Down Syndrome | p. 33 |
| Recent Advances in Research May Lead to New Therapies | p. 42 |
| Controversies in Down Syndrome | |
| Prenatal Testing for Down Syndrome Provides Powerful Knowledge to Parents | p. 48 |
| Prenatal Testing Should Not Be Biased Toward Abortion | p. 52 |
| Most Children with Down Syndrome Should Be Educated in Integrated Classrooms | p. 58 |
| Mainstreaming Does Not Meet the Social Needs of All Children with Down Syndrome | p. 68 |
| Sterilization Should Be an Option for Down Syndrome Individuals | p. 78 |
| Sterilization Takes Away Basic Human Rights | p. 88 |
| Personal Perspectives on Down Syndrome | |
| I Am a Person with Lots of Plans | p. 93 |
| I Am Like Other Teens | p. 97 |
| An Unexpected Blessing | p. 101 |
| My Child Has Unlimited Potential | p. 106 |
| My Brother Jacob Is Special | p. 112 |
| Glossary | p. 114 |
| Chronology | p. 116 |
| Organizations to Contact | p. 120 |
| For Further Reading | p. 123 |
| Index | p. 126 |
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