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Sarah Boston, mother of a Down's syndrome child who died at the age of 9 months, sets out to discover what life would have been like for her had her son survived. She meets a family with a young Down's syndrome child, hears how the parents first reacted, and how they not only had to make their own adjustment but also to help their relatives and friends come to terms with the child's disability. She also meets a woman who adopted two Down's Syndrome children and is regarded by many people as a saint or a martyr. Is adolescence the most difficult time, when the gap between a normal and a Down's child would be most evident. Meeting a family facing this problem, Sarah Boston finds the teenager capable enough to maintain academic and social contact with his peers, although unable to share their growing independence. Finally, she meets a young adult who is making his way in life in spite of his disability. Her conclusion is that the ready availability of pre-natal testing for this condition emphasises its disadvantages rather that its possibilities.

Everyman

1 videocassette (VHS) (40 min.) : sound, color, PAL.

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128 pages, 29 pages of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm

The Mongol in our midst : a study of man and his three faces / by F.G. Crookshank.

Collection of note-books, etc. on mental disease and learning difficulties, especially in children.Author's holograph MSS.Produced in Lancaster & London.

27 volumes and 3 files MSS.4566-4591:
26 vols. v.s. Partly in original boards, etc., partly unbound.  MS.4592:
6 ll. + 6 ll. + 8 bl. ll. 4to. 23 × 18 cm. Original covers. Written on the rectos only.

George Edward Shuttleworth (1842-1928): archives

The child with mongolism (congenital acromicria) / by Clemens E. Benda.

Mongolism : a study of the physical and mental characteristics of mongolian imbeciles / by Kate Brousseau ; revised by H.G. Brainerd.

Rosa Monckton, mother to a daughter with Down's syndrome, reports on how difficult it is for families with disabled children to cope on a day to day basis. Various families tell their stories and talk frankly about the difficulties they face. Not only is life at home difficult but many families are treated aggressively by both strangers and neighbours. David Cameron talks about the death of his son, Ivan, from cerebral palsy. Stories of mothers who have killed disabled children are told, such as that of Joanne Hill. Julie's daughter, Rose, has an undiagnosed disability which affects her brain and leaves her screaming and crying, sometimes for days on end. She describes how close she came to suicide. Other parents struggle with the decision to put their child into care. It is clear that more help from social services is vital for the well-being of the disabled child and their family.

Horizon

When a mother's love is not enough.

"Una herida en el corazón es una mirada conmovedora, divertida, irónica y refrescantemente honesta de la vida junto a una niña con necesidades especiales. A través de una extraordinaria travesía vital, Henny le habla no sólo a los padres que pudieran tener una experiencia similar y a los profesionales de la salud, sino a todas las personas que sienta ansiedad por lo que será de sus hijos, preguntándose si lo están logrando, si están haciendo todo lo que debieran por ellos, si los están amando suficientemente."--From jacket.

283 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 25 cm

Una herida en el corazón : luchando por Beth / Henny Beaumont.

Down syndrome audit : England & Wales 1990-1991 : report to the Department of Health from the Steering Committee / [Chair: Rodney Harris].

The child with Down's syndrome (mongolism) : causes, characteristics and acceptance ; for parents, physicians and persons concerned with his education and care / David W. Smith and Ann Asper Wilson.

1 volume : color illustrations ; 21 x 21 cm

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The Mongol in our midst : a study of man and his three faces / by F.G. Crookshank.

George Edward Shuttleworth (1842-1928): archives

The child with mongolism (congenital acromicria) / by Clemens E. Benda.

Mongolism : a study of the physical and mental characteristics of mongolian imbeciles / by Kate Brousseau ; revised by H.G. Brainerd.

When a mother's love is not enough.

Una herida en el corazón : luchando por Beth / Henny Beaumont.

Down syndrome audit : England & Wales 1990-1991 : report to the Department of Health from the Steering Committee / [Chair: Rodney Harris].

The child with Down's syndrome (mongolism) : causes, characteristics and acceptance ; for parents, physicians and persons concerned with his education and care / David W. Smith and Ann Asper Wilson.

Downtown / by Noel Lang, Rodrigo Garcia.

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The Mongol in our midst : a study of man and his three faces / by F.G. Crookshank.

George Edward Shuttleworth (1842-1928): archives

The child with mongolism (congenital acromicria) / by Clemens E. Benda.

Mongolism : a study of the physical and mental characteristics of mongolian imbeciles / by Kate Brousseau ; revised by H.G. Brainerd.

When a mother's love is not enough.

Una herida en el corazón : luchando por Beth / Henny Beaumont.

Down syndrome audit : England & Wales 1990-1991 : report to the Department of Health from the Steering Committee / [Chair: Rodney Harris].

The child with Down's syndrome (mongolism) : causes, characteristics and acceptance ; for parents, physicians and persons concerned with his education and care / David W. Smith and Ann Asper Wilson.

Downtown / by Noel Lang, Rodrigo Garcia.

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