Unfolding the Tent: Avocating for Your One-Of-A-Kind Child

by Anne Addison

Suitable for parents of children with neurological and related disorders, this book introduces the concept of life mapping as a systematic approach to developing goals and strategies that guide an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931282803
• ISBN13: 9781931282802
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"

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A guide written especially for parents of a child with disabilities

Unfolding the Tent: Advocating for Your One-of-a-Kind Child is a guide written especially for parents of a child with disabilities. Written by a mother of two and member of education and health-related boards, Unfolding the Tent covers such topics as understanding diagnosis, learning to see the world as one's child sees it, the value of a team approach, what to do in cases of conflict, how to draw up a life mapping primer and put the plan into practice, and more. Basic advice focusing on practical responses, building responsibility, self-reliance, and self-esteem, and long- term goals form the solid core of this informational and inspirational guide.