Parenting your complex child: become a powerful advocate for the autistic, Down syndrome, PDD, bipolar, or other special-needs child
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Main Author: Morgan, Peggy Lou (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York AMACOM c2006
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Item Description:Includes index
The complex child -- Billy Ray's story -- Not yet the best of times -- Feeling misunderstood -- Working with doctors -- Encountering the "dumb-parent treatment" -- Changing course -- Turning point -- The best teacher--your child -- Two essential words : communicate and adapt -- Creating a life that works for your child and your family -- Service dogs -- Document everything -- Getting the professionals to listen -- Creating a community for your child -- Hiring, training, and supervising caregivers -- Mapping the journey
Parents of disabled children face obstacles that can tax the resolve and resources of even the strongest families. But now there's help. Peggy Morgan has developed a powerful system for obtaining dramatically better care for the children with one or more serious disabilities. "Parenting Your Complex Child" reflects the experience and knowledge she has gained through decades of navigating a sea of complex medical, educational, occupational and social issues while working with disabled clients and with her own son
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 220 p.)
ISBN:0814429602
128112835X
9780814429600
9781281128355

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