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Nobody's Perfect: Living and Growing with Children Who Have Special Needs » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Nancy B. Miller, J. C. Dieterle (Illustrator), Janet Dieterle
ISBN-13: 9781557661432, ISBN-10: 155766143X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Brookes, Paul H. Publishing Company
Date Published: January 1994
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Nancy B. Miller

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Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
About the Author
About the Moms and Their Children
Acknowledgments
IThe Four Stages of Adaptation
1Introduction to the Four Stages of Adaptation3
2Surviving11
3Searching33
4Settling In55
5Separating75
IIStrategies for Successful Adaptation
6Raising a Child with Special Needs97
7Taking Care of You117
8Parents as Partners143
9Brothers and Sisters169
10Friends, Relatives, and Other People You Know191
11Working with Professionals211
12Going out in Public233
13Support Groups247
Epilogue: The Moms and Their Children Today269
Readings and Resources277
Index297

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