The elephant in the playroom : ordinary parents write intimately and honestly about the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of raising kids with special needs
By: Brodey, Denise.
Publisher: New York Hudson Street Press 2007Edition: 1st.Description: xvii, 235 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781594630354.Subject(s): PARENTS
| PARENTS ROLE | ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS | ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) | SENSORY IMPAIRMENT | ASPERGER SYNDROME | AUTISM | CHILDRENSummary: Contains writings from moms and dads from across the US who write intimately and honestly about the joyful highs and disordered lows of raising children who are not quite normal. Lays bare the emotional, medical, and social challenges they face, their stories address issues ranging from if and when to medicate a child, to how to get a child who is overly sensitive to the texture of food to eat lunch. Provides solace and support for the parents whose kids struggle with ADD, ADHD, sensory disorders, childhood depression, Asperger's syndrome, and autismas well as the many kids who fall between diagnoses.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book | IHC Library | 310 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W001745 |
Contains writings from moms and dads from across the US who write intimately and honestly about the joyful highs and disordered lows of raising children who are not quite normal. Lays bare the emotional, medical, and social challenges they face, their stories address issues ranging from if and when to medicate a child, to how to get a child who is overly sensitive to the texture of food to eat lunch. Provides solace and support for the parents whose kids struggle with ADD, ADHD, sensory disorders, childhood depression, Asperger's syndrome, and autismas well as the many kids who fall between diagnoses.
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