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Books

Levitz, Mitchell, and Andy Bricky. Count Us in: Growing Up With Down Syndrome. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1994.

Pueschel, Siegfried M., ed. Parents Guide to Down Syndrome: Toward a Brighter Future. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company, 1995

Pueschel, Siegfried M., and Maria Sustrova, eds. Adolescents With Down Syndrome: Toward a More Fulfilling Life. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company, 1997.

Selikowitz, Mark. Down Syndrome: The Facts. 2nd edition New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Stray-Gunderson, K. Babies with Down Syndrome: A New Parents' Guide, 2nd edition. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1995.

Tingey, C. Down Syndrome: A Resource Handbook. Boston: Little, Brown, Inc., 1988.

Periodicals

"Medical and Surgical Care for Children with Down Syndrome." The Exceptional Parent (November 1995): pp. 78+.

Roan, Shari. "Elixir of Hope?" Los Angeles Times (March 6, 1996): p. E1.

Organizations

National Down Syndrome Congress. 1605 Chantilly Drive, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30324–3269. (800) 232–6372.

National Down Syndrome Society. 666 Broadway, 8th Floor, Nw York, NY 10012–2317. (800) 221–4602. http://www.ndss.org .

Web sites

"Ask NOAH About: Mental Health." NOAH: New York Online Access to Health. [Online] http://www.noah.cuny.edu/mentalhealth/mental.html#MentalRetardation (accessed on October 25, 1999).