by Hamza Belattar (Author)
What is Down syndrome? Why can a child with Down syndrome be born? And how to help him/her grow up to become an autonomous and integrated person in the world of school and work? The volume, dedicated to parents, teachers, operators, traces the life history of people with Down syndrome and their family: the difficult moment of birth, in which parents are informed that their child was born with a disability, the need of continuous medical checks from childhood to adolescence, the long educational path through rehabilitation therapies, finally the detachment from the family and the conquest of independence, a job, but also of one's own emotional life made up of relationships of friendship and love.In this book, as parents, expectant parents or guardian you will get all the help needed to pilot through this tough journey.