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You and your child : making sense of learning disabilities

By: Hollins, Sheila.

Contributor(s): Hollins, Martin.

Series: You and Your Child Series.Publisher: London Karnac 2005Description: 144 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 187753631.Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

| INFANTS

| TODDLERS

| ADOLESCENTS

| PARENTING

Contents:

An introduction to learning disability Expectations What is a learning disability? Knowing your changing child How different? Six children with learning disabilities What about education? The structure of the book|Babies and Toddlers Typical expectations of babies Typical expectations of toddlers Recognizing difference Engaging with the wider world Knowing your changing child|Preschoolers Typical expectations of 3- to 5-year-olds Awareness of difference Engaging with the wider world Approaching schooling Knowing your changing child|Children of Primary School Age Typical expectations of 5- to 11-year-olds Making the most of being different Engaging with family and friends Schools and special educational needs Knowing your changing child|Teenagers Typical expectations of 11- to 16-year-olds Experience of difference Experience of school Knowing your changing child|Young Adults Typical expectations of young adults Making sense of being different Engaging with the wider world Knowing your changing young adult|Mental and Emotional Health and Behaviour Problems and solutions Typical expectations Facing up to difference Engaging with the wider world The development of conscience Sorting out the physical from the emotional Feeling rejected Facing separation and death The place of counselling|Facing the Future|Resources|Pen portraits|Index

Summary: "A look at the physical, mental and emotional development of children with varying degrees of learning disabilities that takes into consideration the emotional as well as the practical, consequences of having a child with a learning disability. It will be of great help to parents, as well as people working, living and taking care of children with learning disabilities." - BOOK JACKETReview: While not a new book by Sheila Hollins, it is a book that is well worth reading. Aimed primarily at parents this book has two main themes: the development of the individual and the changes that they will face in the world around them. The book is arranged in chronological life stages from infancy to adulthood and includes stories of six children and their families as they proceed through each stage. Within each section Hollins discusses typical expectations for that age group, concerns about education, experiencing and making the most of differences and how to encourage the child to engage with their wider world. The appeal of this book is that it is not focused on one particular syndrome or condition but is all encompassing. It is down to earth and practical and encourages families to work out what is best for them. After all as Hollins says “you and your relationship with your child are unique”.

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An introduction to learning disability
Expectations
What is a learning disability?
Knowing your changing child
How different?
Six children with learning disabilities
What about education?
The structure of the book|Babies and Toddlers
Typical expectations of babies
Typical expectations of toddlers
Recognizing difference
Engaging with the wider world
Knowing your changing child|Preschoolers
Typical expectations of 3- to 5-year-olds
Awareness of difference
Engaging with the wider world
Approaching schooling
Knowing your changing child|Children of Primary School Age
Typical expectations of 5- to 11-year-olds
Making the most of being different
Engaging with family and friends
Schools and special educational needs
Knowing your changing child|Teenagers
Typical expectations of 11- to 16-year-olds
Experience of difference
Experience of school
Knowing your changing child|Young Adults
Typical expectations of young adults
Making sense of being different
Engaging with the wider world
Knowing your changing young adult|Mental and Emotional Health and Behaviour
Problems and solutions
Typical expectations
Facing up to difference
Engaging with the wider world
The development of conscience
Sorting out the physical from the emotional
Feeling rejected
Facing separation and death
The place of counselling|Facing the Future|Resources|Pen portraits|Index

"A look at the physical, mental and emotional development of children with varying degrees of learning disabilities that takes into consideration the emotional as well as the practical, consequences of having a child with a learning disability. It will be of great help to parents, as well as people working, living and taking care of children with learning disabilities." - BOOK JACKET

While not a new book by Sheila Hollins, it is a book that is well worth reading. Aimed primarily at parents this book has two main themes: the development of the individual and the changes that they will face in the world around them.

The book is arranged in chronological life stages from infancy to adulthood and includes stories of six children and their families as they proceed through each stage. Within each section Hollins discusses typical expectations for that age group, concerns about education, experiencing and making the most of differences and how to encourage the child to engage with their wider world.

The appeal of this book is that it is not focused on one particular syndrome or condition but is all encompassing. It is down to earth and practical and encourages families to work out what is best for them. After all as Hollins says “you and your relationship with your child are unique”.

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