Count Us In: Growing Up with Down Syndrome

Count Us In: Growing Up with Down Syndrome

Second edition
Author	Jason Kingsley Mitchell Levitz
Language	English
Genre	Memoir
Publisher	Mariner Books
Publication date	January 12, 1994
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print, ebook
Pages	219 pp.
ISBN	978-0156226608 (Hardcover)

Count Us In: Growing Up with Down Syndrome is a nonfiction book written by Jason Kingsley and Mitchell Levitz who both have Down syndrome. Kingsley and Levitz discuss their lives and views on Down syndrome.

Summary

Published in 1994, the book chronicles the friendship of Jason Kingsley and Mitchell Levitz. The book was edited in part by Jason Kingsley's mother, Emily Kingsley. The stories were based on 50 transcripts of conversations where the two express their ideas on various issues including friendship, marriage, sexual relationships, politics, jobs, finance and independence from their families. Kingsley and Levitz also discuss how they were raised under a home-based early intervention program, instead of focusing only on the disabilities associated with Down syndrome.[1][2][3]

References

1. Steinberg, Jacques (20 March 1994). "Opening a Window Despite a Disability". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
2. Lombardi, Kate Stone (23 January 1994). "Walking the Road of Life In the Face of a Disability". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
3. Tomson, Ellen. "Down Syndrome Children Grow Up with Abilities". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 June 2022.