Download or read book Choosing the Gift of Down Syndrome written by Erika Susan Lazo and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative study explores the experiences of families who choose to internationally adopt a child with Down syndrome. This study was conducted in order to address the current scarcity of research on this population and their specific needs and strengths in order to equip social work practitioners to more effectively work with these families. Mothers were interviewed about their family's adoption process, the service they utilized, and the process of integrating the newly adopted child into the existing family unit. A sample of nine families who had completed an international adoption of a child with Down syndrome were gathered. These families were selected from a pool of families who participate in an online forum through Reece's Rainbow, an organization that seeks to raise awareness of children with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities waiting for adoption in foreign orphanages.
Download or read book Choosing Down Syndrome written by Chris Kaposy and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An argument that more people should have children with Down syndrome, written from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective. The rate at which parents choose to terminate a pregnancy when prenatal tests indicate that the fetus has Down syndrome is between 60 and 90 percent. In Choosing Down Syndrome, Chris Kaposy offers a carefully reasoned ethical argument in favor of choosing to have such a child. Arguing from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective, Kaposy makes the case that there is a common social bias against cognitive disability that influences decisions about prenatal testing and terminating pregnancies, and that more people should resist this bias by having children with Down syndrome. Drawing on accounts by parents of children with Down syndrome, and arguing for their objectivity, Kaposy finds that these parents see themselves and their families as having benefitted from having a child with Down syndrome. To counter those who might characterize these accounts as based on self-deception or expressing adaptive preference, Kaposy cites supporting evidence, including divorce rates and observational studies showing that families including children with Down syndrome typically function well. Himself the father of a child with Down syndrome, Kaposy argues that cognitive disability associated with Down syndrome does not lead to diminished well-being. He argues further that parental expectations are influenced by neoliberal ideologies that unduly focus on the supposed diminished economic potential of a person with Down syndrome. Kaposy does not advocate restricting access to abortion or prenatal testing for Down syndrome, and he does not argue that it is ethically mandatory in all cases to give birth to a child with Down syndrome. People should be free to make important decisions based on their values. Kaposy's argument shows that it may be consistent with their values to welcome a child with Down syndrome into the family.
Download or read book Gifts written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Grief to Celebration How One Family Learned to Embrace the Gift of Down Syndrome written by Margaret Bender and published by Extraordinary Girl. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bender shares the story of how one family learns to embrace the birth of a daughter who unexpectedly has Down syndrome. She describes the 10 stages the family went through, including grief, research, incorporation, inclusion, and finally planning in their journey to celebrating the magic of Down syndrome.
Download or read book Up Not Down Syndrome written by Nancy M. Schwartz and published by Modern History Press. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up, Not Down Syndrome is a love letter and a map. Experience how it feels to think your life is over after having an unlovable baby. At first the loss seems impossible to overcome. Alex becomes the author's greatest teacher. Love is stronger than fear. Everyone has gifts. The book consists of three parts: the story, the lessons Alex taught the writer and Alex's perspective. Up, Not Down Syndrome is a promise to stay positive, no matter what: up, not down. Nancy's journey gets to the core of what it is to be human: * Explore what it feels like to think life, as you know it, is over. * Discover the fierce love, joy and peace a baby diagnosed with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) brings. * Learn the lessons this child taught his mom. * Understand the gift this baby brings to our world. * Realize the depth of the love this family has for the child. "A beautiful, honest account of not just accepting--but embracing--the unknown. Nancy shows us the blessing of an unexpected gift and the enormity of love." --Sara Byala, Ph.D. "This is a wonderful book to remind you that the joy of love is possible in unexpected places when you open your heart to it." --Barbara Taylor Bowman, Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Development "A moving and wise story of how a family navigates through hope, loss, learning and, most of all, love." --Rabbi David Wolpe, author of David: The Divided Heart "The truth and beauty of Nancy Schwartz's words tell an ongoing story of love, learning and the power of acceptance. All can learn from this family's boundless hope and from their source of joy and strength: Alex." --April Beard, Music Educator and Cellist Learn more at www.UpNotDownBook.com From Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com
Download or read book Gifts 2 written by Kathryn Lynard Soper and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes more than seventy inspirational essays from family, friends, teachers, coaches, and medical professionals who recount the gifts--acceptance, courage, friendship, awareness and the joy they receive from knowing and caring about someone with Down Syndrome.
Download or read book 31 Days of Down Syndrome written by Cheryl Patterson and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 31 Days of Down Syndrome: A Handbook for Special Families By: Cheryl and Ray Patterson Having someone in your family with special needs can be a challenge for some. With this book full of tips on how to cope with these needs and how to deal with other’s reaction, this firsthand experienced family will guide you on your journey, specifically those with Down Syndrome. This experience, a sudden change in life, can be emotionally over-whelming, draining, and the most fulfilling moment a family can experience. The Patterson family provides real world experience of what is yet to come and help those realize that this is the more heart-warming event of their lives.
Download or read book Testing Women Testing the Fetus written by Rayna Rapp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich with the voices and stories of participants, these touching, firsthand accounts examine how women of diverse racial, ethnic, class and religious backgrounds perceive prenatal testing, the most prevalent and routinized of the new reproducing technologies. Based on the author's decade of research and her own personal experiences with amniocentesis, Testing Women, Testing the Fetus explores the "geneticization" of family life in all its complexity and diversity.
Download or read book I Love Someone With Down Syndrome written by Down Right Perfect Press and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cute Down Syndrome Awareness gift for anyone who loves someone with Down Syndrome. Makes a great support gift for teachers, family, or care givers. Give as a gift or card replacement to celebrate a birthday, or holiday. Size: 6x9 Pages: 100 Cover: Matte Paperback This lined, notebook is perfect for any Down Syndrome supporter. It is great for taking notes, writing to do lists, journaling, organizing, or brainstorming. Notebooks & journals are a fun gift for adults, teens or kids for any gift giving occasion!
Download or read book Expecting Adam written by Martha Beck and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A candid and moving memoir of how one woman’s pregnancy forced her to confront her definition of how to live a successful life “Slyly ironic, frequently hilarious, [Martha] Beck’s memoir charts the journey from being smart to becoming wise.”—Time This edition includes a new afterword about Adam. From the moment Martha and her husband, John, accidentally conceived their second child, all hell broke loose. They were a couple obsessed with success. After years of matching IQs and test scores with less driven peers, they had two Harvard degrees apiece and were gunning for more. They’d plotted out a future in the most vaunted ivory tower of academe. But when their unborn son, Adam, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, doctors, advisers, and friends in the Harvard community warned them that if they decided to keep the baby, they would lose all hope of achieving their carefully crafted goals. Fortunately, that’s exactly what happened. By the time Adam was born, Martha and John were propelled into a world in which they were forced to redefine everything of value to them, put all their faith in miracles, and trust that they could fly without a net. And it worked. Expecting Adam captures the abject terror and exhilarating freedom of facing impending parenthood, being forced to question one’s deepest beliefs, and rewriting life’s rules.
Download or read book Keys to Parenting a Child with Down Syndrome written by Marlene Targ Brill and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers parents and guardians of these children sound advice on managing healthcare, dealing with siblings, coping with finances, and choosing education, recreation, adult living, and employment options.
Download or read book Nothing Down About It DownSyndromeAwareness written by Down Right Perfect Press and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cute Down Syndrome Awareness gift for anyone who loves someone with Down Syndrome. Makes a great support gift for teachers, family, or care givers. Give as a gift or card replacement to celebrate a birthday, or holiday. Size: 6x9 Pages: 100 Cover: Matte Paperback This lined, notebook is perfect for any Down Syndrome supporter. It is great for taking notes, writing to do lists, journaling, organizing, or brainstorming. Notebooks & journals are a fun gift for adults, teens or kids for any gift giving occasion!
Download or read book Gifts written by Kathryn Lynard Soper and published by . This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of this book is now unavailable. The second edition will be published in Summer 2007. For more information, visit [email protected]
Download or read book Bloom written by Kelle Hampton and published by William Morrow Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In her tender and genuinely beautiful memoir, Kelle Hampton encourages us to not simply accept the unexpected circumstances of our lives, but to embrace them like the things we wished for all along.” —Matthew Logelin, New York Times bestselling author of Two Kisses for Maddy Bloom is an inspiring and heartfelt memoir that celebrates the beauty found in the unexpected, the strength of a mother’s love, and, ultimately, the amazing power of perspective. The author of the popular blog Enjoying the Small Things—named The Bump’s Best Special Needs Blog and The Blog You’ve Learned the Most From in the 2010 BlogLuxe Awards—Kelle Hampton interweaves lyrical prose and stunning four-color photography as she recounts the unforgettable story of the first year in the life of her daughter Nella, who has Down syndrome. Poignant, eye-opening, and heart-soaring, Hampton’s Bloom is ultimately about embracing life and really living it.
Download or read book The Lucky Few written by Heather Avis and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When life looks radically different than the plan we have for ourselves, it's the lucky few that recognize God's plan is best. That's what adoptive mom Heather Avis learned, and that's the invitation of this book. As the mother of three adopted children - two with Down syndrome - Heather Avis has learned that it's truly the lucky few who get to live a life like hers, who actually recognize that God's plans are best, even when they seem so radically different from the plans we have for ourselves. When Heather started her journey into parenthood she never thought it would look like this, never planned to have three adopted children, and certainly never imagined that two of them would have Down syndrome. But like most things God does, once she stepped into the craziness and confusion that comes with the unknown and the unplanned, she realized that they were indeed among the lucky few. Discover in this book what 70,000+ followers of Heather's hit Instagram account @macymakesmyday already know: the power of faith and family can help us stay strong in the toughest times. This book will also be especially touching to those with adopted family members or children with Down syndrome in their lives.
Download or read book A Very Special Gift written by Gennifer A. Lendahl-gonzales and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-05 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people think Down Syndrome is Down Syndrome and that's it or they know what the features are but don't really know what it is. In fact there is more than one type. This is a book about a mothers experience with Translocation Down Syndrome. It will make you laugh, cry and educate you on the challenges and blessings this syndrome brings.
Download or read book A Time to Learn written by Maureen Kreig and published by . This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Time to Learn is an informative and inspirational book about Down syndrome written for parents, family members and professionals who have the pleasure of having a person with Down syndrome in their life. This book covers; the definition of Down syndrome, medical concerns, early intervention, therapies, educational placements, academics, social issues, and resources to find further information. Along with these topics a chapter is dedicated to the parents of children with Down syndrome. In this chapter you will find heartfelt stories written by parents about their experiences, hopes, fears and dreams. With the birth of a baby with Down syndrome comes many questions, fears, uncertainty and concerns for the future. It's my hope that when parents, family members and others read this book it provides some comfort and encourages them to continue to search for answers and take the "time to learn." Comments received from parents regarding the potential of this book: "It sounds like you are taking on a terrific project for your book." "Congratulations on your work. I think it is sorely needed." "Congratulations on your excellent topic (and specialty)! It's simply AMAZING what horrible books are out there on DS. Thanks for doing this!" What a huge endeavor you have undertaken! Your content list seems all encompassing." "Thank you for putting this information together. Parents of children with DS will greatly appreciate it." "I believe a guidebook from other parents with children with Down syndrome is a great idea. Thank you for putting that together." "What a gift to be given to parents-to-be upon the diagnosis of T21!"
