Greater Expectations: Living with Down Syndrome in the 21st Century

‘This is the book I’d want to read if I had had a child with Down syndrome. It’s the book I’d recommend to parents who already have a child with Down syndrome, or for whom prenatal testing has indicated Down syndrome, and they are wondering what on earth the future holds. As a scientist working in the area of child health, I would also recommend it to all those people - teachers, health professionals including doctors, and policy makers - who work with people with disabilities or who make the decisions which affect them.’ Professor Fiona Stanley AC, Patron, Down Syndrome Association of Western Australia

‘A lot of books on Down syndrome cross my path, but I started reading this one and couldn’t stop. Jan Gothard’s fascinating, wide-ranging research opens a window onto families’ lives and shows us, dramatically, just why we can have greater expectations for people with Down syndrome in the twenty-first century.’ Michael Bérubé, Paterno Family Professor in Literature, Pennsylvania State University and author of Life As We Know It: A Father, a Family, and an Exceptional Child

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