The 2002 Official Parent's Sourcebook on Down Syndrome [Paperback]

This sourcebook has been created for parents who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to down syndrome, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on down syndrome. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Down Syndrome: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Down Syndrome; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Down Syndrome; Chapter 5. Patents on Down Syndrome; Chapter 6. Books on Down Syndrome; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Down Syndrome; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Down Syndrome; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Down Syndrome; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Child's Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Child's Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; DOWN SYNDROME GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Down's syndrome, Mosaic 21 Syndrome, Translocation 21 Syndrome, Trisomy 21, Trisomy 21 Syndrome, Trisomy G, Trisomy G Syndrome.