Count Us In: Growing Up with Down
Syndrome (A Harvest Book) by
Mitchell Levitz
A Wonderful Book
At ages nineteen and twenty-two, respectively, Jason Kingsley and
Mitchell Levitz shared their innermost thoughts, feelings, hopes, and
dreams, their lifelong friendship—and their experiences growing up with
Down syndrome. Their frank discussion of what mattered most in their
lives—careers, friendships, school, sex, marriage, finances, politics, and
independence—earned Count Us In numerous national awards, including
the EDI Award from the National Easter Seal Society. More important, their
wit, intelligence, candor, and charm made a powerful and inspirational
statement about the full potential of people with developmental disabilities,
challenging prevailing stereotypes.

Now, thirteen years later, the authors discuss their lives since then—
milestones and challenges, developments expected and unexpected—in a
new afterword.
Personal Review: Count Us In: Growing Up with Down
Syndrome (A Harvest Book) by Mitchell Levitz
This is a book written in their own words by two young men who have
Down's Syndrome. They share the ups and down's of their lives .
Although my son is only nine, I found this book very helpful because it
gave me some preview of things to come. Because the book was written in
the boys' own words, it gives a unique picture into the minds and lives of
older children with Down syndrome. It also gave some insight into familiar
problems, as well as some events that were unique to these boys who
authored the book. I found myself wishing that my own son had a close
friend to help guide him through the ups and downs that await him in his
teenage years. Then I realised that I could actively seek out peers for him
to become friendly with at my local Down syndrome chapter, and maybe I
could find some friends that he could become close with in a similar
fashion to the authors of this book. I highly recommend this book to all
parents, caregivers, teachers and other professionals who work with
children who have disabliities similar to Down Syndrome, because the
experiences of these boys could cover a broad spectrum of disabilities, not
only Down Syndrome. So many books are written from an outsider's
prespective. This book comes straight from the sourcel.
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