TY  - BOOK
AU  - Griffin, Elizabeth
TI  - Fragile X, fragile hope : : finding joy in parenting a child with special needs
SN  - 1932096167
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Lynnwood, WA
PB  - Emerald Books
KW  - FRAGILE X SYNDROME
KW  - AUTISM
KW  - FAMILY ADJUSTMENT
KW  - FAMILY EXPERIENCES
KW  - FAMILY STRESS
KW  - FAMILY SUPPORT
KW  - LOSS
KW  - COPING
N1  - Replacement copy
N2  - Presents the story of how a mother coped when told her son had fragile X syndrome and autism.  Offers hope to other families as they adjust to life with a child with a disability.  Tells of her struggle with unresolved grief, stress and depression and inability to connect with her son but eventually an acceptance that this 'tragedy' in her life had turned into a miracle
ER  -