Web Sites:
American Family Physician
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m3225/mag.jhtml
This clinical journal published by the Academy of Family
Physicians, focuses on diagnostic and therapeutic techniques
in the primary care medical field.
Denver Adult Down Syndrome Clinic
http://www.mhdsa.org/AdultDSClinic.htm
The Denver Adult
Down Syndrome Clinic provides medical screenings for conditions
associated with
Down Syndrome, as well as
initial development assessments. After a patient’s
evaluation, a detailed report is sent to the patient, family,
care provider, staff, and the patient’s physician as
requested.
The Clinic is the only one of its kind in the Rocky Mountain
region.
Down Syndrome
http://www.denison.edu/dsq
Down Syndrome Quarterly is an interdisciplinary journal
devoted to advancing the state of knowledge on Down Syndrome
and will cover all areas of medical, behavioral, and social
scientific research.
The Down Syndrome Information Network Library
http://www.down-syndrome.net/library/
Contains archives of articles, books and papers about issues
relevant to Down Syndrome.
Down Syndrome ( Materials from Brookes Publishing)
http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/downsyndrome.htm
Brookes publishes highly respected resources in early childhood,
early intervention, inclusive and special education, learning
disabilities, literacy, communication and language, behavior,
mental health, and developmental disabilities, including
Down Syndrome.
Down Syndrome on the Internet
http://www.downsyndrome.com/
Features comprehensive websites on an international level
and medical resources on Down Syndrome for parents.
Down Syndrome Research Online Advocacy Group (DS Research,
Inc.)
http://www.dsresearch.org/
This is a non-profit scientific and educational effort aimed
at increasing public understanding and support for clinical
and biomedical research into Down Syndrome.
Down’s Syndrome and Stuttering
http://www.stuttersfa.org/download/0066down.pdf
This leaflet is designed to help people who
have Down’s Syndrome, or who care for and work with
people who have Down’s Syndrome to understand the problem
of dysfluency in speech. People with Down’s Syndrome
are born with an extra chromosome as a result of a genetic
accident before or around the time of conception.
How to Treat People with Down Syndrome
– Some Tips for Family Physicians
http://www.nas.com/downsyn/trumble.html
National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS)
http://www.nads.org/
NADS is a not-for-profit organization founded in Chicago
in 1961 by parents of children with Down Syndrome who felt
a need to create a better environment and bring about understanding
and acceptance of people with Down Syndrome.
National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) http://www.ndss.org/
The National Down Syndrome Society was established in 1979
to ensure that all people with Down Syndrome have the opportunity
to achieve their full potential in community life.
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
(NICHCY)
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs4.pdf
Provides a fact sheet of general information about Down
Syndrome.
TNI Information
http://members.aol.com/The Ragans/index.html
Contains information related to Trisonomy 21 Research Foundation,
Inc. and to TNI (Targeted Nutritional Intervention) as is
used in the treatment of children with Down Syndrome.
WebMD Health
http://my.webmd.com/hw/raising_a_family/hw167778.asp
