Teaching Children with
Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality
A Guide for
Parents and Professionals
£21.50 Paperback/ 400 pages / 2007
Parents of children with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities are accustomed to paying close attention to their child's physical, cognitive, and emotional development. This proactive approach should also include their child's sexual development, which for many parents may not seem as obvious or urgent, especially to those with young children.
Drawing on her unique background as both a sexual educator and mother of a child with Down syndrome, the author blends factual information and practical ideas for teaching children with Down syndrome about their bodies, puberty, and sexuality. This book gives parents the confidence to speak comfortably about these sometimes difficult subjects.
Kids with Down Syndrome DVD
Staying Healthy and Making Friends
£ 30.54 / DVD / 2008
From the producer of the popular DVD, DOWN SYNDROME: THE FIRST 18 MONTHS comes the follow-up DVD. The new film explores the many milestones of childhood with Down syndrome: walking, talking, reading, friendships, going to school, and the blossoming of personality and independence.
KIDS WITH DOWN SYNDROME brings together parents and professionals from the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand to give an up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the years when kids learn to walk to just before adolescence. Along with the joys of childhood come the everyday challenges of parenthood, such as toilet training and behavior issues, and the demands of caring for a child with special needs, including IEP preparation and working with health care professionals.
Children with Down syndrome may also have medical concerns that require close attention, such as sleep apnea and issues related to hearing, nutrition, and exercise. KIDS WITH DOWN SYNDROME takes a careful, comprehensive approach to provide all caregivers the roadmap they need.
£21.99 Paperback/ 460 pages / 2006
Mental Wellness in Adults with Down Syndrome is an upbeat, thoroughly readable guide, providing parents, mental health professionals, teachers, and caregivers the keys to understanding how to promote mental wellness and resolve psychosocial problems in people with Down's syndrome. Written by the founding directors of the Adult Down Syndrome Centre of Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, this groundbreaking book offers a wealth of knowledge and insight into typical emotional behavioral traits of teens and adults with Down's syndrome, some of which can be mistaken for mental illnesses. In addition, it offers a section on specific mental illnesses such as depression, OCD and Alzheimer disease, and how to recognize and best treat them.
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£12.99 Hardcover/ 25 pages / Full-color illustrations / Ages 3-8 Three year old Isaac annoys his sister, Emma by spitting out his food, knocking down blocks, and refusing to learn the signs for please and thank you. (Isaac, like many children with Down's syndrome is learning sign language to enhance his communication skills.) Yet a big surprise is in store for Emma when Isaac visits her classroom and amazes everyone! |
£9.50 Board Book/ 16 pages/ Color photos/ Ages birth to 4
I CAN, CAN YOU? is a delightful book filled with pictures of young children with Down's syndrome just being kids - swimming, eating, playing patty-cake, and learning to share.
£12.99 Hardcover/ 28 pages/ Full color illustrations/ Ages 2 to 6
Isabelle and Charlie are friends who both like to draw, dance and play at the park. But like most friends, they also have differences. Isabelle has Down's syndrome and Charlie doesn't. This charming, beautifully illustrated tale encourages readers to think about what makes a friendship special.
£13.99 Hardcover / Ages 3-7/ 25 pages
Six year old Emma has big dreams for her new baby brother. But when she learns that he has Down's syndrome, she worries that he won't be able to do many of the fun things she imagined. This reassuring story for young children bewildered by Down's syndrome and what it means for their relationship with their sibling concludes with a helpful set of questions and answers about Down's syndrome commonly asked by children.
£12.99 Hardcover / Ages 3-7/ 24 pages
Out of print - No longer available.
We follow Russ as he goes "on duty" for a day of work at a real firehouse, showing him as a typical kid rather than a boy with Down's syndrome.
"Even in an age of computer games, a trip to the firehouse is still magic for children. This book does a nice job of engaging readers in the adventure" - Down Syndrome Quarterly
£13.99 Hardcover / Ages 3-7/ 26 pages
This beautifully illustrated story brings comfort and understanding to siblings with a new premature baby brother or sister. Young readers learn about the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the specialized care given to preemies and explore the emotions that many children in this situation experience.
£13.99 Paperback / Ages 8-12/ 114 pages
In 45 essays, siblings ranging in age from 4 to 18 share their observations and experiences growing up with a brother or sister with a disability. Honest and heart-felt, their essays will be meaningful to other kids who have a sibling with special needs. A glossary of disabilities provides easy-to-understand definitions of many of the conditions mentioned.
£13.99 Paperback / For grades 6-12 / 186 pages
The Sibling Slam Book offers a honest look at how siblings without disabilities feel about their siblings with disabilities. Eighty teenagers responded to more than 50 probing questions about what life is like with a brother or sister with special needs. Their answers are all over the map, but most reflect the complex mix of emotions that come with the territory. Readers will find common ground among these pages and reassurance that they are not alone
£17.50 Paperback / 236 pages / 2006
This newly expanded edition focuses on helping children and adolescents with Down's syndrome master the fine motor skills they need in daily life. The author, an experienced OT and mother of a teenager with Down's syndrome, presents an overview of fine motor development : stability, bilateral coordination, sensation and dexterity. She also explains how the characteristics of Down's syndrome can affect the acquisition and progress of fine motor skills. With added emphasis on self-help skills and dealing with sensory processing problems, the new edition covers skills such as cutting with scissors, grasping a pencil, printing, eating, dressing and grooming.
£13.99 Paperback / 1998 / 347 pages
The book that thousands of new parents have turned to as their first source of information about Down's syndrome. Highly praised for its compassionate voice and expansive focus on Down's syndrome, daily care, family life, early intervention, health care, special education, and advocacy. Contributors include parents, doctors, nurses, educators and lawyers.
£17.50 Paperback / 2003 / 368 pages
Early Communication Skills for Children with Down Syndrome is the must-have new edition of the highly praised Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome, by Libby Kumin. Including the latest research on Down syndrome and communication, it focuses on speech and language development from birth through the stage of making 3-word phrases, usually beginning about kindergarten age. This book offers a wealth of information on intelligibility issues, hearing loss, apraxia (difficulty planning oral-motor movements), and other factors that affect communication for children with Down syndrome. It fully explains the speech-language assessment, describes what to expect in the years ahead, covers the range of augmentative and alternative communication options and discusses the impact of literacy on language skills.
£16.50 Paperback / 2001 / 352 Pages
Classroom Language Skills for Children with Down Syndrome covers every aspect of a child's language needs from kindergarten through middle school. After a thorough overview of the characteristic communication problems associated with Down's syndrome and how they affect children in school, the book explores the best strategies for adapting schoolwork and improving teacher-student communication. Included are tips on how to adapt curriculum, spoken instructions, written assignments, and classroom routines, and samples of worksheets, checklists, graphic organizers, visual prompts and an IEP planner.
£17.50 Paperback / 2003/ 368 pages
Use this guide to teach practical math skills to kids and adults with Down's syndrome or other learning delays, using hands-on activities that appeal to their visual learning style. Covers basic survival math: addition and subtraction, and concepts about time, money, counting, measuring and more, empowering learners to be as independent as possible with daily living skills. Lessons stress early and frequent use of the calculator and come with stated objectives that are easily incorporated into a student's IEP.
£16.50 Paperback / 1997 / 236 pages
Children with Down's syndrome will master gross motor skills - everything from rolling over to running - but need help to maximize their development. This book features over 100 easy-to-follow activities (plus 172 photographs!) for parents and professionals to practice with infants and children through age 6. It also covers how factors such as low muscle tone, increased flexibility, and temperament affect gross motor development.
£16.50 Paperback / 1995 / 371 pages
Teach your child to read using the author's nationally (US) recognized, proven method. Case histories and anecdotes describe how children with Down's syndrome learn and process information. Instructional information introduces the alphabet and progresses to writing and spelling. It includes many pictures, games, and flashcards that are easy to enjoy.
£28.17 DVD / 2006 / 59 minutes
If you have ever worried that no one outside your family is able to understand your child with Down's syndrome, this new DVD is a must-have resource. It focuses exclusively on speech intelligibility - understandable speech - and the various factors that make clear speech challenging for people with Down's syndrome. Featuring one of the most respected speech-language pathologists in the field, the DVD explains how issues such as anatomical characteristics, articulation, intonation, the ability to sequence sounds, the rate of speech, and using eye contact and gestures all have an impact on understandable speech. Throughout there is footage of children and young adults demonstrating various levels of intelligibility. Comes with a bonus section on building intelligibility goals into a child's IEP and a printed Viewer's Guide to the film.
£27.99 DVD / 2005 / 81 minutes
This DVD features an international group of experts on speech development and Down syndrome. They present information on communication milestones; hearing issues; encouraging speech, intelligible speech; building vocabulary and grammar; and the connection between reading and speech.
£37.40 DVD / 2004 / 108 minutes
An introduction to what parents need to know during their baby's first 18 to 24 months from leading experts and parents. Presentations cover key issues concerning newborns, health care, development, and family life and expectations. An excellent overview about Down's syndrome for new parents.
£14.99 Paperback / 334 pages / 2005
Greg Palmer, an award winning writer and producer of PBS documentaries, chronicles two of the most important years in the life of his son, Ned - the transition from high school to work. This intimate, often humorous account is woven with vivid anecdotes concerning school, family, work and relationships. An absorbing and insightful read, it offers reassurance to other parents and reveals what's really involved - for father and son-in a young man's important journey from adolescence towards adulthood.