Our Community Partner, Michelle Friesen WEFN and Suzanne Cyr UAD in front of the Windsor-Essex Family Network. They house our Library collection in front of the WEFN front door.
Windsor Essex Down Syndrome Publication List
Resource library available to the community.
The library is located at:
The Windsor-Essex Family Network
7025 Enterprise Way
Windsor, ON N8T 3N6
Open Self-Serve: Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 4:30pm
*If you need help WEFN is Open Monday – Thursday: 10:00am – 4:00pm
| Topic | Format | Title | Notes | Author | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, Relationships & Community: Parents and Teachers | Book | Classroom Language Skills for Children with Down Syndrome | A Guide for Parents and Teachers | Libby Kumin | Woodbine House | 2001 | N/A |
| Education, Relationships & Community: Parents and Teachers | Book | Fine Motor Skills In Children with Down Syndrome | A Guide for Parents and Professionals | Maryanne Bruni, BSC OT | Woodbine House | 1998 | 1-890627-03-8 |
| Education, Relationships & Community: Parents and Teachers | Book | Gross Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome | A Guide for Parents and Professionals | Patricia C. Winders, P.T. | Woodbine House | 1997 | 0-933149-81-6 |
| Education, Relationships & Community: Parents and Teachers | Book | Laying Community Foundations for Your Child with a Disability | How to Establish Relationships That Will Support Your Child after You're Gone | Linda J. Stengle | Woodbine House | 1996 | 0-933149-67-0 |
| Education, Relationships & Community: Parents and Teachers | Booklet | Strategies for Promoting The Emergence of an Inclusive Community | A guide for Parents and Preschool workers | Paul Boudreault, Andre C. Moreau | Human Resources Development Canada | 2000 | N/A |
| Education, Relationships & Community: Parents and Teachers | Book | Teaching Children with Down Syndrome: A Resource Guide for Educators in | N/A | Down Syndrome Association | Down Syndrome Association National | 1998 | N/A |
| Education, Relationships & Community: Parents and Teachers | Book | Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome | A Guide for Parents and Teachers | Patricia Logan Oelwein | Woodbine House | 1995 | 0-933149-55-7 |
| Education, Relationships & Community: Parents and Teachers | Book | Teams Work | Teachers and Assistants Creating Success | Carol Johnson | N/A | 2000 | N/A |
| Early in the Journey: Newer Parents | Booklet | Breastfeeding a Baby with Down Syndrome | N/A | La Leche League Canada | La Leche League Canada | 1997 | N/A |
| Early in the Journey: Newer Parents | Book | Babies with Down Syndrome, Second Edition | N/A | Karen Stray-Gunderson | Woodbrine House | 1995 | N/A |
| Early in the Journey: Newer Parents | Book | Changed by a Child | Companion notes for parents of a child with a disability | Barbara Gill | Doubleday | 1997 | 0-385-48243-4 |
| Early in the Journey: Newer Parents | Book | The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Down Syndrome | A Guide for Parents and Teachers | Sue Schwartz and Joan E. Heller | Woodbine House | 1996 | 0-933149-73-5 |
| Early in the Journey: Newer Parents | Booklet | Your Baby: Information about Down Syndrome | N/A | Canadian Down Syndrome Society | Canadian Down Syndrome Society | 1996 | N/A |
| Personal Stories | Book | Common Sense Discipline | Building self-esteem in young children - Stories from life | Grace Mitchell Lois Dewsnap | Telshare | 1995 | 0-910287-11-2 |
| Personal Stories | Book | Count Us In Growing up with Down Syndrome | Growing up with Down Syndrome | Jason Kingsley Mitchell Levitz | Harcourt Brace & Company | 1994 | 0-15-622660-x |
| Personal Stories | Book | Couples with Intellectual Disabilities Talk about Living and Loving | N/A | Karin Melberg Schwier | Woodbine House | 1994 | 0-933149-65-4 |
| Personal Stories | Book | Differences In Common | Straight talk on Mental Retardation, Down Syndrome and Life | Marilyn Trainer | Woodbine House | 1991 | 0-933149-40-9 |
| Personal Stories | Book | Eric's Gift | A mother's discovery of unconditional love in the 47th chromosome | Kimberly Thompson | Eric's Gift Enterprises | 1998 | 0-9665250-3-5 |
| Personal Stories | Book | A Family Love Story | N/A | The Magnus Family | Alea Design & Print | 1994 | 0-9693526-0-3 |
| Personal Stories | Book | From the Heart | On being the mother of a child with special needs | Patricia Bowman, Martha Grady, Martha Kendrick, Jennie Ladew-Duncan, Susan Mentzer, Renée Newman, Ruth Pease, Kathleen Son & Lynn Spadinger | Woodbine House | 1995 | 0-933149-79-4 |
| Personal Stories | Book | Uncommon Fathers: Reflection on Raising a Child with a Disability | N/A | Donald J. Meyer | Woodbine House | 1995 | 0-933149-68-9 |
| General Information | Book | Adolescents with Down Syndrome: International Perspectives on Research and Programme Development | Implications for parents, researchers and practitioners | Carey J. Denholm James Ward | N/A | 1991 | 0-919955-16-9 |
| General Information | Book | Down Syndrome: A Promising Future Together | N/A | Terry J. Hassold, David Patterson | Wiley-LISS | 1999 | 0-471-29687-2 |
| General Information | Book | The Early Intervention Dictionary | A multidisciplinary guide to terminology | Jeanine G. Coleman | Woodbine House | 1993 | 0-933149-62-x |
| Medical Information and Motor Skills | Booklet | Health Care Guidelines for Individuals with Down Syndrome | A focus on adults with Down Syndrome | Canadian Down Syndrome Society | Canadian Down Syndrome Society | 2001 | N/A |
| Medical Information and Motor Skills | Book | Medical & Surgical Care for Children with Down Syndrome | A Guide for Parents | D.C Van Dyke Philip Mattheis Susan Schoon Eberly Janet Williams | Woodbine House | 1995 | 0-933149-54-9 |
| Personal Stories | Book | I Openers | Parents ask questions about sexuality and children with developmental disabilities | Dave Hingsburger | Family Support Institute Press | 1993 | 0-9696944-0-7 |
| Preschool to Young Adults | Book | Avalanche on the Prairie | N/A | Grant McKenzie | Diverse City Press | 2000 | 1-896230-20-2 |
| Preschool to Young Adults | Book | Big Brother Dustin | N/A | Alden R. Carter | Albert Whitman & Company | 1983 | 0-8075-0715-6 |
| Preschool to Young Adults | Book | For Pete's Sake | N/A | Ellen Stoll Walsh | Harcourt Brace & Company | 1998 | 0-15-200324-x |
| Preschool to Young Adults | Book | Head Above Water | Young Adult Novel | S. L. Rottman | Peachtree Publishers | 1999 | 1-561451-85-1 |
| Preschool to Young Adults | Book | Living with Down Syndrome | N/A | Jenny Bryan | Raintree Steck-Vaughn | 1999 | 0-8172-5577-x |
| Preschool to Young Adults | Book | My Brother Matthew | N/A | Mary Thompson | Woodbine House | 1992 | 0-933149-47-6 |
| Preschool to Young Adults | Book | We'll Paint the Octopus Red | N/A | Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen | Woodbine House | 1998 | 1-890627-06-2 |
| Sexuality | Booklet | Sexuality, Relationships, and Adolescents with Down Syndrome | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sexuality | Set of Booklets | Sexuality, Relationships, and Me | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sexuality | Booklet | Sexuality: Your Sons and Daughters with Intellectual Disabilities | N/A | Karin Melberg Scheweier and Dave Hingsberger | Paul H. Brooks | N/A | 1-55766-428-5 |