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edited by William I. Cohen, Lynn Nadel, and Myra E. Madnick, 473 pp, $27.50, ISBN 0-471-41815-3, New York, NY, Wiley-Liss, 2002.

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157:494.

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Down syndrome is not only a medical condition but also a politicalcondition. Too often, people with trisomy 21 have their basic human liberties constrained, their preferences ignored, and their needs unmet, especially as they transition to adulthood. Certainly, over the course of the 7 generations that separate us from Victorian England and John Langdon Down's description of his eponymous syndrome, tremendous progress has been made on both the medical and the political fronts, but much more remains tobe done.

The National Down Syndrome Society convened a conference in the summer of 2000 that was dedicated to fostering "visions for the 21st century." This book is a terrific compendium of the wide array of topics covered at the conference. By virtue of its scope, pertinence, and generally laudable quality of writing, the book warrants a close perusal by parents of children with Down syndrome and by any health care provider or . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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