[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This post is about best Down syndrome book resources – from memoirs to resource books.
It’s intended for parents and professionals working with people with Down syndrome.
The ones that I most highly recommend I have put an * before. Remember: your local library should offer most of these books, and if they don’t, you can request it for free. Please add your own recommendations in the comments so we can all benefit from your suggestion!
Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below, but these are all products I highly recommend. I won’t put anything on this page that I haven’t verified and/or personally read. Please read my disclosure page for more info.
Down syndrome book resources: some parents feel like they can never get enough.
That makes sense, given the fact that Down syndrome is still not fully understood, and that for most of us parents, our child with Down syndrome is our entry into the world of Down syndrome, developmental and intellectual disability.
Our child is our guide, and wanting to understand more, we seek out all of the books we can get our hands on.
Best Down Syndrome Book Resources as Follows
Down Syndrome Related Books on Practical Skills and Training
* Supporting Positive Behavior in Children and Teens with Down Syndrome
* Gross Motor Skills in Children With Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Fine Motor Skills for Children With Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents And Professionals
Early Communication Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Babies with Down Syndrome: A New Parents’ Guide
* http://downsyndromepregnancy.org/the-pregnancy-book/ – free downloadable book + ripping site with resources
The Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook: A Guide to Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
Down Syndrome and Sexuality
Teaching Children with Down syndrome About Their Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality
The Girls’ Guide to Growing Up: Choices & Changes in the Tween Years
The Boys’ Guide to Growing Up: Choices and Changes During Puberty
Boyfriends & Girlfriends: A Guide to Dating for People with Disabilities
Free Canadian Down Syndrome Society Mind & Body pdf
Down syndrome and Education
* Teaching Math to People with Down syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners
*Teaching Reading to Children with Down syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Who’s the Slow Learner? A Chronicle of Inclusion and Exclusion
Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide
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Collections of Stories about Down syndrome and Parenting
* The Parent’s Guide to Down syndrome: Advice, Information, Inspiration, and Support for Raising Your Child from Diagnosis through Adulthood
Reasons to Smile: Celebrating People Living with Down Syndrome
* Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives – 10th Anniversary Edition (updated, with more stories) – this is a MUST-read
Gifts 1: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives
Gifts 2: How People with Down Syndrome Enrich the World
Memoirs and Personal Stories About Down Syndrome
* Up Syndrome (a memoir by a woman with Down syndrome)
* The Year My Son and I Were Born: A Story of Down Syndrome, Motherhood, and Self-Discovery
* Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
* The Shape of the Eye: Down Syndrome, Family, and the Stories We Inherit
From Grief to Celebration, How One Family Learned to Embrace the Gift of Down Syndrome
Good and Perfect Gift, A: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny
Road Map to Holland: How I Found My Way Through My Son’s First Two Years With Down Syndrome
Choosing Naia: A Family’s Journey
My Heart Can’t Even Believe It: A Story of Science, Love and Down syndrome
4 Years: Essays with a Little Moxie
An Uncomplicated Life: A Father’s Memoir of His Exceptional Daughter
The Lucky Few: Finding God’s Best in the Most Unlikely Places
Reflections from Holland: A New Mother’s Journey with Down Syndrome
Fiction Related to Down Syndrome
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Children’s Books About Down Syndrome: Explaining Down Syndrome to Children
47 Strings: Tessa’s Special Code
What’s Inside You Is Inside Me Too: My Chromosomes Make Me Unique
My Friend Has Down Syndrome (Let’s Talk About It Series)
My Friend Has Down Syndrome (Friends with Disabilities)
My Friend Has Down’s Syndrome (Let’s Talk)
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For more information and to connect with other parents, don’t forget to read my super-comprehensive Down Syndrome Resources Guide my list of Facebook Groups Related to Down Syndrome and of course my long list of free stuff for kids with disabilities.
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Meriah Nichols is a counselor. Solo mom to 3 (one with Down syndrome, one on the spectrum). Deaf, and neurodiverse herself, she’s a gardening nerd who loves cats, Star Trek, and takes her coffee hot and black.
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