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"Jan Stewart never thought she would live with fear in her own house. Hold on Tight: A Parent' s Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness describes her raw and emotional journey raising two children with multiple mental health disorders. Jan details the roller coaster lives and challenges that both children have faced in detail, from the time they were born to the present as young adults in their 30s. Pulling no punches, Jan describes moments...
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"Kids with intellectual disabilities too often have to put up with teasing and name-calling. Some people don't know how to talk to or interact with people whose brains work differently than their own. Kids with intellectual disabilities might have trouble remembering things or understanding how things work, but there are lots of things they do understand. Things like friendship, love, and laughter are important to everyone, and that includes kids...
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¡Hola! ¿Os acordáis de nosotros? Somos Juan y Abi, y esta es la historia de nuestra hermana Pepita.Tiene ya 4 años, va al cole, tiene un montón de amigos y le encanta el helado, las patatas fritas, la música y bailar. ¿Quieres conocerla mejor? Te invitamos a hacerlo con nosotros para que veas por qué Pepita es muy muy especial.
Being different is special! "Pepita is special. Mom and dad have always explained it to us. But what I really...
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"Kids with Down syndrome brings together parents and professionals from the United States, England, Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand to give an up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the health and social challenges in the years from walking to adolescence"--Container.
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"This book explores the tensions between the disability rights groups advocating on behalf of people with intellectual, cognitive, and psychiatric disorders including autism and allied advocacy groups representing parents with children in those communities. These groups diverge over issues like independence and recovery, and in their cultural and political capital." --
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New parents who find out they're going to have a child with intellectual challenges are faced with many questions: Will she be able to function in the world? Will she have the same hopes and dreams as other children? Will her life be happy or filled with sadness and failure? Along with the Brown family, you'll discover the answers to these questions as you read the story of Penelope Brown, a girl with Down syndrome. Youll see Penelope struggle to...
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Cooking offers all children-- especially those with autism, Down syndrome, and other developmental disabilities-- a multitude of learning opportunities. Kaplan-Mayer shows how to boost their communication, motor, sensory, and social skills with these gluten-free, casein-free recipes.
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