Adolescents With Down Syndrome: Toward a More Fulfilling Life - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557662819 ISBN 13: 9781557662811

Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co, 1997

Synopsis

Covers issues facing the person with Down syndrome, emphasizing ways for family members, physicians, psychologists and others to foster independence in teens with Down syndrome. Experts provide information and perspective on biomedical, psychological, social, sexual, behavioral, educational, vocational, recreational, and legal concerns. Readers will also learn how to encourage good nutrition, self esteem, respond to challenging behavior, and help teens adapt to new situations as well as develop leisure pursuits. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Pueschel studied medicine in Germany and graduated from the Medical Academy of Dusseldorf magna cum laude. He then pursued his pediatric residency training and subsequently was a fell in biochemical genetics and metabolism. In 1967, he earned a master's degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health; in 1985, he was awarded a doctoral degree in developmental psychology from the University of Rhode Island; and, in 1996, he was granted a law degree from the Southern New England School of Law.

From 1967 to 1975, Dr. Pueschel worked at the Developmental Evaluation Clinic of Children's Hospital in Boston. There he became Director of the first Down Syndrome Program and also provided leadership to the PKU and Inborn Errors of Metabloism Program. In 1975, Dr. Pueschle was appointed director of the Child Development Center at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He has continued to pursue his interest in clinical activities, research, and teaching in the fields of developmental disabilities, biochemical genetics, and chromosome abnormalities. Dr. Pueschel has lectured extensively, both nationally and internationally. He has authored or coauthored 15 books and has written more than 200 scientific articles. Dr. Pueschel is certified by both the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Medical Genetics. His academic appointments include Lecturer in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; and Professor of Pediatrics, Brown University School of Medicine.

Review:

this book should find its way into the homes of parents and other caregivers, onto the bookshelves of professionals... -- Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

About this edition

• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1557662819
• ISBN 13: 9781557662811
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 396
• Editor: Pueschel Siegfried M., Sustrova Maria