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    A Positive Result: One boy with Down syndrome and a mum who refused to let others tell her what he could or couldn't achieve
    A Positive Result: One boy with Down syndrome and a mum who refused to let others tell her what he could or couldn't achieve
    A Positive Result: One boy with Down syndrome and a mum who refused to let others tell her what he could or couldn't achieve
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    A Positive Result: One boy with Down syndrome and a mum who refused to let others tell her what he could or couldn't achieve

    By Joanne Pasquale

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    One in a thousand babies born in the UK every year has an extra chromosome that means they have Down syndrome. This is one boy’s story as seen through his mother’s eyes. When Jo and Cliff were told their child had Down syndrome at the 15th week of pregnancy they had little idea of what this meant. Determined to provide

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSpringtime Books
    Release dateMay 15, 2018
    ISBN9781999880828
    A Positive Result: One boy with Down syndrome and a mum who refused to let others tell her what he could or couldn't achieve

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