Raising a Handicapped Child - Softcover

Thompson M.D., Charlotte

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345348192 ISBN 13: 9780345348197

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1987

Synopsis

“This book should be a great help for parents of a child with any handicap.”—Dr. Benjamin Spock
 
“I think parenting is probably the hardest job there is, if it is done well, and parenting a handicapped child takes immense dedication, energy, and self-knowledge. If even one of my suggestions makes your life easier or improves your child’s life, then the time and energy I have put into this book will be rewarded many times over. Most of the parents of handicapped children seem to me extraordinary people, and the care and love they show their children are among the highest tributes to the human spirit.”—Charlotte E. Thompson, MD

Practical, complete, reassuring advice on:
· Coping with tragedy: How to handle the sorrow, anger, and guilt of a devastating diagnosis or a progressive disease
· Heath care: How to find the best professional help; keep up with new treatments, medications, and research; and cope with the costs
· Education and development: How to select educational programs that are geared to specific disabilities and designed to fulfill your child’s greatest potential in adolescence
· Family and friends: How parents can help themselves and each other, how to help siblings adjust, and what to tell well-meaning friends and relatives
· Fun for handicapped kids: A comprehensive guide to places that are accessible to handicapped children

“An accessible and sensitively written handbook.”—Boston Herald

About this title

About the Author:

Charlotte Thompson, M.D. is the Director of The Center for Handicapped Children in San Francisco. She is an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at UC San Diego Medical School and the author of Raising a Child with a Neuromuscular Disorder (forthcoming from OUP).

From Library Journal:

This compassionate book goes beyond the usual advice for finding good medical treatment and schooling for the disabled. Topics include coping with a devastating diagnosis and dealing with family and friends, scheduling personal time for parents and siblings, having fun with other children, surviving adolescence, and coping with terminal illness. Friendly and frank, with no sermons, this book can enrich the lives of parent and child. Highly recommended.Karen Jackson, Susanna Wesley Sch., Tallahassee, Fla.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0345348192
• ISBN 13: 9780345348197
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272