Special Children, Challenged Parents: The Struggles and Rewards of Raising a Child with a Disability / Edition 1

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Overview

When a child is born, family life changes forever. If that child has special needs, the changes can seem overwhelming. What are the daily blessings and challenges that await parents when their child is not who they expected? How can they deal with their complex emotions, build a relationship with their special child, and maintain family unity? Dr. Robert A. Naseef, a professional psychologist and father of a son with autism, answers these critical questions with keen insight and honesty. Special Children, Challenged Parents is both a father's intensely personal journey and an invaluable professional guide for parents of children with disabilities.

Robert Naseef's Special Children, Challenged Parents has been featured in the September 2009 issue of O Magazine.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781557665355
  • Publisher: Brookes, Paul H. Publishing Company
  • Publication date: 1/1/2001
  • Edition description: REVISED
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 291
  • Sales rank: 696,056
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Table of Contents

About the Author
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Prologue: A Letter to My Son
1 A Father is Born: My Story 1
2 Feeling the Impact: Lost Dreams and Growth 15
3 The Other Side of Sorrow: Working Through the Grief 37
4 Day by Day: Tuning in to Your Special Child 63
5 How to Stop Spinning: Understanding and Guiding Your Child's Behavior 89
6 A Circle of Fathers: Big Boys Don't Cry 115
7 Keeping the Boat Afloat: The Couple's Journey 141
8 Differing Views of the Mountain: Understanding How Siblings Respond to Disability 169
9 The Trouble with Elephants: Finding and Building Circles of Support 193
10 A Perilous Partnership: Parents and Professionals 219
11 When the Miracle Never Comes: Revisiting the Past and Looking to the Future 239
Epilogue: Letters to My Son 260
Bibliography 267
Books for Children 271
Resources for Families 275
Index 285
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