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• Title:Raising a handicapped child : a helpful guide for parents of the physically disabled / Charlotte E. Thompson.
  
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• Author/Creator:Thompson, Charlotte E.
  
• Published/Created:New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: HQ759.913 .T48 2000
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Parents of children with disabilities--United States.
  Children with disabilities--Care--United States.
  Parenting--United States.
  
• Edition:Rev. and expanded ed.
  
• Description:xii, 274 p. ; 21 cm.
  
• Summary:"This revised and expanded handbook remains the only one of its kind to discuss both the emotional and physical problems of raising a child with a disability. A recognized authority in her field, Dr. Thompson addresses the questions and difficulties parents have to face from the initial diagnosis to adulthood, sharing the survival tools she has learned in over 35 years of practice. Her practical advice includes tips on how to select educational programs and professional help that encourage a disabled child's greatest potential, how to keep up with the latest medical treatments, and how to cope with the costs." "Raising a Handicapped Child will be a vital source of inspiration and information for parents of children with a disability and for anyone who works with disabled children."--BOOK JACKET.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-265) and index.
  
• ISBN:019513253X (alk. paper)
  
• Contents:1. How to Cope with a Devastating Diagnosis
  2. What to Tell Well-Meaning Friends and Relatives
  3. How Parents Can Help Themselves and Each Other
  4. Time-out for Mothers
  5. The Specialness of Fathers
  6. Grandparents in Charge
  7. The Siblings of Disabled Children
  8. How to Find Your Disabled Child's Greatest Potential
  9. How to Find the Best Professional Help
  10. How to Cope with the Costs of Raising a Child with a Disability
  11. How to Find the Best Educational Program for Your Child
  12. How to Help Your Child Find Some Fun in Life
  13. How to Survive Your Child's Adolescence
  14. Adolescence and Beyond
  15. Advice from Parents and Patients
  16. Special Needs
  17. Keeping Up on New Treatments, Medications, and Research
  18. Computers and Other New Technologies
  19. Recent Surgical Advances
  20. How to Handle a Progressive Disease or One That Leads to Death
  21. Success Stories
  22. How to Go On
  app. a. Health Professionals You May Encounter
  app. b. Definitions of Disabilities
  app. c. Agencies That Can Give You Information
  app. d. Where to Have Fun
  app. e. Resource Directory for Disabled Youth and Children
  app. f. Chores for Children.