The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly about Raising Kids with Special N Eeds Contributor(s): Brodey, Denise (Author) |
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ISBN: 0452289084 ISBN-13: 9780452289086 Publisher: Plume Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: Candid, passionate, personal, and heartbreakingly funny, moms and dads write intimately and honestly about the joyful highs and disordered lows of raising children who are Rdifferent.S Eloquent and honest, the voices in this collection provide solace and support for millions of parents. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Children With Special Needs - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Family & Relationships | Learning Disabilities |
Dewey: 306.874 |
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.98" W x 7.96" (0.46 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Mentally Challenged - Topical - Physically Challenged |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A view from within the whirlwind of parenting a child with special needs Four years ago, Denise Brodey's young son was diagnosed with a combination of special needs. As she struggled to make sense of her new, chaotic world, what she found comforted her most was talking with other parents of kids with special needs, learning how they coped with the emotional, medical, and social challenges they faced. In The Elephant in the Playroom, Brodey introduces us to a community of intrepid moms and dads who eloquently share the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of parenting a child with ADD/ADHD, sensory disorders, childhood depression, autism, and physical and learning disabilities, as well as kids who fall between diagnoses. Hailing from Florida to Alaska, with kids ages three to thirty-three, the parents in this collection address everything from deciding to medicate a child to how they've learned to take care of themselves, offering readers comfort, kinship, and much- needed perspective. |