Parenting your complex child : become a powerful advocate for the autistic, Down syndrome, PDD, bipolar, or other special-needs child /: become a powerful advocate for the autistic, Down syndrome, PDD, bipolar, or other special-needs child. (©2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peggy Lou Morgan.
• Other Names: Morgan, Peggy Lou, 1950-
• Contents: The complex child -- Billy Ray's story -- Not yet the best of times -- Feeling misunderstood -- Working with doctors -- Encountering the "dumb-parent treatment" -- Changing course -- Turning point -- The best teacher--your child -- Two essential words : communicate and adapt -- Creating a life that works for your child and your family -- Service dogs -- Document everything -- Getting the professionals to listen -- Creating a community for your child -- Hiring, training, and supervising caregivers -- Mapping the journey.
• Publisher Details: New York : AMACOM
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 220 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 649/.15; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General; Developmentally disabled children -- Care; Developmentally disabled children -- Services for; Parents of children with disabilities -- Attitudes; Parents of children with disabilities -- Psychology; Parenting -- Psychological aspects; Communication in families; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Children with Special Needs; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Learning Disabilities; Communication in families; Developmentally disabled children -- Care; Developmentally disabled children -- Services for; Parenting -- Psychological aspects; Parents of children with disabilities -- Attitudes; Parents of children with disabilities -- Psychology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0814429602; 9780814429600
• Related ISBNs: 128112835X; 9781281128355; 9780814473160; 0814473164
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.