Down Syndrome

by Richard Spilsbury

First identified in the nineteenth century, Down syndrome is one of the most recognizable genetic disorders, marked by characteristic facial features and mild to moderate intellectual disability. Since scientists discovered in the 1950s that people with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21, there has been much more research into the disorder, how to screen for it, and how to treat individuals who have it. This informative book covers all aspects of Down syndrome and includes accounts from people who have it.

48 pages, Library Binding

Published July 30, 2018

Reviews

[Sirah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Looking for information about the genetics involved in Down syndrome? This book gets into quite a bit of detail about genes, gene therapies, and how genetics tend to appear in people with Down syndrome.

I was surprised at how detailed this book gets. It doesn't shy away from big words and brings up a few controversial topics. There were occasions when it used language like "something wrong with them," to describe how genetics appear in disabled folks, which is understandable but also could have been handled more graciously.

[LaDonna Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Learned a lot.