Contents
Editorial
Wrongful deaths and rightful lives - screening for Down syndrome
News
Madrid conference on women with disabilities
Research Highlights
Precise descriptions of Down syndrome Cholesterol and Alzheimer type dementia among adults with Down syndrome
Families and schools influence academic achievements
Updates
Folate metabolism and the risk of Down syndrome D Patterson
Modelling Down syndrome F Buckley
The power of behavioural approaches - we need a revival S Buckley
It is time to take memory training seriously S Buckley
Practice
Special at school but lonely at home: An alternative friendship group for adolescents with Down syndrome J D'Haem
Handling the transfer to secondary school E Bull
Essays
Motherhood and genetic screening: a personal perspective F Place
Resources
Singing Hands Book of Songs and Song Time CD, Volumes 1 & 2 J Hughes
Full potential S Sillitoe
Development in practice - Speech and language activities for preschool children with Down syndrome L Baksi and K Freeman
Reports
Prevalence of MTHFR C677T polymorphism in north Indian mothers having babies with Trisomy 21 Down syndrome U Kohli et al.
Medical issues among children and teenagers with Down syndrome in Hong Kong W Yam et al.
Medical conditions and medication use in adults with Down syndrome: A descriptive analysis G Kerins
Case studies
Teaching spontaneous responses to a young child with Down syndrome K Feeley and E Jones
Strategies to address challenging behaviour in young children with Down syndrome K Feeley and E Jones
