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Children With Mental Retardation: A Parents' Guide (The Special Needs Collection)


by Romayne Smith

List Price: $14.95
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Sales Rank: 830244
Studio: Woodbine House
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 437
Publication Date: December 31, 1969
Publisher: Woodbine House


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Product Description
A book for parents of children with mental retardation, whether or not they have a diagnosed syndrome or condition. It provides a complete introduction to a child's medical, therapeutic, and educational needs and covers topics such as family adjustment, daily care, child development, early intervention, special education, and legal rights. A reading list, a glossary of important terms, and a national listing of disability organizations make this a complete handbook.


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 2 reviews)

A practical and hopeful book for parents  
This book is different. It's not the technical, dry or depressing book.
The writing is practical, straightforward and hopeful. It is the best book on special needs/mental retardation I've read so far. I wish I'd read this one first.
This book adresses the initial concerns, testing, the roles of the therapists and even the IEP. The book ends with practical parenting advice and tips. Many of the comments from parents throughout the book hit home and were a breath of fresh air.
This book belongs in the library of a special needs/m.r. parent-and probably their extended family too.
March 22, 2005

Help for Parents of Children with Mental Retardation  
Our Early Intervention Coordinator gave this book to me the week after our daughter was diagnosed with MR. This book is an excellent first resource for parents. It is very readable and easy to understand. You can read only the areas you are concerned about or cover to cover. In attempting to be a parent's guide, they include quotes from parents of children with MR through each section. I found this so helpful that one night I found myself up until 1AM just going through the book and reading what "other parents" had to say. Chapters cover diagnosis, the evaluation process, daily living, legal rights and advocacy.

After reading this book, I found that I was more informed and better able to ask the right questions. It also helped me to understand what I was feeling about the diagnosis. There is even a description of types of MR and causes, etc. I would recommend it as a first resource for any parent who learns their child has MR.
January 10, 2000



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