Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives

ISBN13: 9781890627850 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product Description(2008 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA): Gold Award; 2008 Mom’s Choice Awards: Silver Recipient, Special & Exceptional Needs; 2008 Nautilus Award: Silver Winner, Memoir/Personal Growth) Having a baby with Down syndrome is not something most parents would willingly choose. Yet many who [...]

Eating an Artichoke: A Mother’s Perspective on Asperger Syndrome

Product DescriptionDuring a routine parent-teacher conference in November 1991, Echo Fling was told by her son’s teacher that his behaviour in class was ‘not normal’. After two years at the pre-school, five-year-old Jimmy had failed to make any friends, had recently started to act aggressively towards his classmates, and was beginning to react violently to [...]