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Count Us In: Growing Up with Down Syndrome (Paperback)

by Jason Kingsley (Author)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Harcourt Publishers Ltd; 1st Harvest Ed edition (1 Jan 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 015622660X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0156226608
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 14.7 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,370,864 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Two young Down's syndrome patients discuss their experiences growing up with a developmental disability, and reveal their thoughts and feelings on friendship, school, careers, marriage, independence, and other topics.


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Awards won by COUNT US IN: GROWING UP WITH DOWN SYNDROME
The awards that COUNT US IN:GROWING UP WITH DOWN SYNDROME has won to date are:(1) - the EDI Award from National Easter Seal Society [EDI stands for Equality, Dignity and Independence of people with disabilities] This award was given at a huge black-tie ceremony at the New York Hilton in October 1994. The award was presented by Heather Whitestone, Miss America and actress Marlee Matlin.....(2) - the Media Award from the National Down Syndrome Congress. This award was presented at the annual NDSC Convention in Minneapolis August 1995.....(3) - Special Merit Award from the Media Access Office of the California Governor¹s Committee on Employment of Disabled Persons. This is an award which recognizes representations of people with disabilities in the media. It was awarded at a big black-tie ceremony in Los Angeles that Jason and Mitchell attended. By interesting coincidence, this award was also presented by Heather Whitestone, Miss America. ...(4) - Honorable Mention from National Rehabilitation Week - This award recognizes positive media representation of people with disabilities. Mitchell picked up this award for both of the boys (Jason couldn¹t attend) at a ceremony in Pennsylvania.....(5) - Media Award from TASH (The Association for People with Severe Handicaps) - very prestigious award in the disability community. Mitchell picked this one up also at a ceremony in Atlanta. ....(6) - Washington Irving Book Award - Washington Irving list of the Best Books of 1993-4 by the Westchester Library Association. ....(7) - COUNT US IN was chosen one of the Best Books of 1994 for Teenagers by the New York Public Library. This is a list of the best books of the year which is distributed all over the US and internationally. (This is an extremely prestigious recognition.)...(8) - COUNT US IN was selected for the Recommended Reading List for High School Students by the New York State Department of Education.....(9)In addition, COUNT US IN has its own web page on the World Wide Web. Its address is: http://brugold.com/count.html

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5.0 out of 5 stars Count them in, 29 Jun 2005
By M. English (Bath, England) - See all my reviews
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What an inspiring book! How many people can say they have written a book, let alone someone with a learning disablity?
This book is written from conversations the authors, two American teenagers with Downs Syndrome, had with their parents and relatives. There are also a few articles they wrote about themselves at school.Mitchell wants to be 'in government and politics' and Jason wants to 'drive a car and date his girlfriend Tami : " She lights up my life".'
Both these boys are different in lots of ways, one is interested in himself and his immediate environment and the other has bigger plans but they both have a lovely sense of personal charm. The book is written in their own words with only the Forward written by their Mums, but you can see underneath and written between the lines, how proud these parents are of their children, their boys, NOT their Downs-Syndrome-handicapped-forever-offspring.
When Jason was born his mother was told by the Dr (and this really made my blood boil as I have a Downs Syndrome sister) :
" Go home and tell your friends and family that he died in childbirth".
If it does nothing else, this book reaffirms the important place that any child has in the life of their parents, their family and the world at large.
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