Adolescents with Down Syndrome: Toward a more Fulfilling Life (Siegfried M. Pueschel & Maria Sustrova eds.) 1997

Table of Contents

About the Editors
The Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Introduction

1 General Health Issues and Medical Care
2 Nutritional Concerns
3 Physical Growth
4 Adolescent Development and Sexual Maturation
5 Gynecologic Concerns
6 Selected Medical Conditions
7 Growing into a Social-Sexual Being
8 Promoting Adolescent Self-Competence
9 Cognitive Functioning: Issues in Theory and Practice
10 Language Development
11 Behavior Concerns
12 Psychiatric Disorders
13 Inclusive Educational Schooling
14 Secondary Education: Planning for the Future
15 The Computer as a Tool for Learning
16 Beyond High School: Postsecondary Education as a Transition Outcome
17 Legal Protections for Students with Disabilities
18 Transition from School to Work
19 Supported Employment: Providing Work in the Community
20 Opportunities for Employment: Creative Approaches
21 The Role of the Family
22 Community Support and Participation: Getting Over a Fear of Heights
23 Promoting Quality of Life Through Recreation Participation
24 Special Olympics and Athletes with Down Syndrome
25 Youth and Community Life: Expanding Options and Choices

Appendix: Resource List
Index